Ruto declares Wajir stadium to be named Ahmed Khalif Wajir Stadium
Written by Victor Nyachae on June 1, 2026
This came after Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi, during the 63rd Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir on Monday, proposed that the honour would act as a tribute to the leader who represented the region in the highest political office of the land.
“I am an accidental politician. I engaged in politics for the first time in 2002 not to contest but to help Ahmed Khalif, a man I admired, to reclaim his seat as his campaign manager,” said Governor Abdullahi.
“It would be a befitting tribute for the people of Wajir to name this magnificent stadium the Ahmed Khalif Stadium.”
Ahmed Mohamed Khalif became the first Cabinet Minister from Wajir region to serve in the President Mwai Kibaki administration and died in a plane crash in January 2003.
Responding to the Governor’s request, President Ruto granted his prayer, saying that the stadium will be fully fitted to international standards.
“I will make sure that it is complete and is built to international standards. I agree with you that this stadium should be called Ahmed Khalif Wajir Stadium,” he said.
An emotional president maintained that his administration will not endorse marginalization, as many people from the region have suffered ethnic profiling, even denying them access to identification cards.
