Kenyan athletes have been urged to seek legal counsel before signing contracts with their managers' majority of whom are foreigners to help them understand the contents of the contracts.
Lawyer Samwel Momanyi advised the upcoming athletes who cannot afford lawyers to seek help from National Legal Aid Services and other pro bono lawyers who offered their services for free.
He was speaking during a legal support clinic for athletes, coaches and managers of training camps organized by the Centre for Enhancing Democracy and Good Governance (CEDGG) with support from UNFPA Kenya.
The lawyer said there were many clauses that the athletes may not understand without the help of a lawyer especially after it emerged that since most of the managers were from foreign countries, the athletes signed contracts written in foreign languages and under foreign labour laws.
