Facts about Gusii Stadium

10 Facts about Gusii Stadium, Capacity, Location, and Sports in Kisii

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Gusii Stadium is a postmodern Kenyan sports and recreational center.  It is a state-of-the-art facility designed to international athletics standards. We have sampled noteworthy facts about Gusii Stadium’s capacity, location, and millions spent during construction and recent renovations.

The stadium is ideal for all major competitions and gatherings in the region. Recent facelifts qualify it in the caliber of Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega County and Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi City County.

10 Facts about Gusii Stadium

Some locals decry the lack of goodwill and political interference in the unmet standards at Gusii Stadium.

Meanwhile, there is enough to admire about this imposing sports ground.

1. Gusii Stadium is located within Kisii Town CBD

Gusii Stadium borders the Showground next to Golf House and directly opposite Kisii Primary School.

For the record, the facility is about 250 meters from the Kisii Town central business district.

2. Governor Ongwae launched the Stadium in 2013

Standard Group Limited journalist Robinson Mekenye spoke to former Governor Ongwae on the genesis of what is now Gusii Stadium.

Governor Ongwae intimated that he initiated the Gusii Stadium perimeter wall in 2013, at the onset of his first term in office.

He would soon embark on face-lifting the pavilion. In 2017, Ongwae confirmed spending Ksh 55 million in the first phase.

3. Gusii Stadium is IAF certified

According to a report released by Citizen Television Kenya, Gusii Stadium is compliant with the International Athletics Federation (IAF).

For the record, IAF officials are among the athletics stakeholders actively involved in the construction process.

Therefore, Gusii Stadium can comfortably host international sports including marathons and football matches.

4. The stadium has an underground water reticulation system

The Kisii-based field is among the few Kenyan stadiums with an underground water reticulation system to maintain the grass green and fresh.

Within the stadium is also a borehole with enough water to run the pitch without relying on the Gusii Water and Sanitation Company Limited (GWASCO).

The dream of making Gusii Stadium a national and eventually international sports center lives on.

5. Gusii Stadium is home to Shabana FC

Before leaving office, Governor James Ongwae, a center-half student footballer at Kisii High School, said that Gusii Stadium is the final hope for celebrated Shabana FC.

The incumbent Kisii governor Simba Arati also shares the same vision of reviving Kisii sports with elevated facilities.

6. The stadium is a 24-hour sporting facility

Gusii Stadium Kisii is a 24-hour facility implying that athletes can conduct matches at night.

Sharp focus lighting aside, there are at least 10 sheds for all-season matches.

These are particularly important in shielding supporters against extreme weather patterns such as prolonged rains and the scorching sun.

7.  Best-ranking racetrack and football pitch

The tartan track built ahead of the Kisii-held Kenya inter-county sports and cultural association matches is monumental.

KICOSCA 2018 games not only awoke the Ministry of Sports in the region but also placed the local stadium footballing ground on the Kenyan map.

8. Ongwae and Arati share in the legacy of Gusii Stadium

His excellence governor James Omariba Ongwae retired a happy man having initiated a standard stadium for the youths.

Besides, the upgraded stadium is a part of Arati’s bigger plan to empower athletics in Kisii County among the youthful population.

9. Gusii Stadium capacity is about 15,000

Gusii stadium has a capacity of about 15,000 people, multiple sheds of at least 500 seats each, and space for more.

Elsewhere, the Stadium boasts well-furnished changing rooms with a red-carpet VIP area.

10. Multi-millions spent in Gusii Stadium facelift

Gusii Stadium’s new look is bright with a noticeable blue and green coloring.

In addition, the brown racetrack sand contrasts perfectly with green grass and the Kenyan flag-themed sheds.

The work of art is a collaboration of the national government and Kisii County.

It all started with an estimated Ksh 50 million in its first phase before siphoning some more.

A staggering Ksh. 96 million is part of the amount the local Ministry of Sports injected into face-lifting the facility.

In addition, President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed allocating Ksh 150 million for the completion of Gusii Stadium.

His attempt to rename Gusii Stadium to Simeon Nyachae Stadium was later recalled.

Sports in Kisii County

On February 15, 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta directed the renaming of Gusii Stadium to Simeon Nyachae Stadium.

The Head of State also renamed Nyanturago Stadium to Nyantika Maiyoro in honor of the fallen marathoner.

Gusii Stadium is a home champions including the Kisii-bred Shabana FC. The ongoing facelifts can only make it a better sporting center.

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