I am not surprised that Kenya "says they will criminalize doping".
But I will be shocked if they will execute it lawfully. Remember, Kenya is one of the most corrupted countries out there, and people can still solve most of the problems by paying up, speaking from what I saw and experienced in Kenya.
So you are saying in the USA if you have money you don’t get an easy ride from the legal system?
Trying do it without money and see how corrupt the system is against you
Fraud is already illegal. Contracts should be written to have monetary damages for doping. Why in the world should we waste the feds time policing doping in elite athletics?
Not going to be effective. In the US this would be impossible to enforce. Standard for burden of proof and intent is too high.
I am not so sure about that. Proving intent seems to work just fine with other drug users, drug possession, drunk driving, speeding, shoplifting, riding a train without a ticket etc etc. Just because people deny and come up with crazy stories doesn't mean they'd be believed in court.
"Right now, the Kenya Anti-Doping Act of 2016 is not, in my view, sufficiently loaded to deal with this challenge with the force required," (Sports minister Ababu) Namwamba told BBC Sport Africa.
"Our initial investigations are that you have a very complex underground syndicate [involved in doping in athletics]. It involves agents, coaches and doctors so it will need multiple instruments to be deployed to dismantle that syndicate.
"I believe we need to criminalise doping and elevate handling of doping substances to the same level [as] narcotics.
"So in the same way we deal with drug traffickers, we should deal similarly with those engaged in this practice."
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