Directorate of Sports
Sports interventions
18 programmes through which the county creates opportunities for residents to participate, compete and excel - from grassroots leagues to county finals, and from talent camps to the grounds they are played on.
Competition
Leagues, cups and county tournaments
Structured competition from the sub ward pitch through to county finals, and the route by which a player is seen.
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Ligi Mashinani Programme
The grassroots league, played ward by ward across all six sub counties.
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MKJ Supa Cup
The county's premier knockout tournament.
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Kenya Youth Inter-County Sports Association Games (KYISA)
Makueni's representation at the national inter-county games.
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TINA Challenge
Pool, chess, draughts and darts.
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MKJ Beauty Bora Cup
The Women in Enterprise Sports Challenge.
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MKJ Boda Boda Bora Football Tournament
Competition organised around the county's boda boda operators.
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Marathon and Support to Athletics Events
County road running and support to athletics meets.
Inclusion in sports
Sport that leaves nobody on the touchline
Programmes run so that persons with disabilities compete on the county calendar rather than alongside it.
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Special Olympics
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Para Volleyball
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Amputee Football
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Paralympics
Lifelong participation
Playing on, at every age
Competition and recreation for residents long past the age at which most leagues stop offering them a game.
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Masters Games
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Grannies and Walking Football
Recreational formats for older residents.
Talent and capacity
Finding talent, and building the people around it
Identification and development for players, and training for the officials, coaches and councils the competition depends on.
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Multi-Disciplinary Talent Centres (MDTCs)
Holiday camps, talent identification and junior tournaments.
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Capacity Building of Technical Officials, Coaches and Ward Sports Councils
Coaching and refereeing clinics, and training for the ward councils.
Facilities and partnerships
The grounds, and who we build them with
Investment in the places the county plays, and the partnerships that sustain them.
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Sports Infrastructure Development
Standardization, upgrading and modernization of existing sports grounds.
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Makueni Fitness and Wellness Centre
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Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement
Government, private sector and development partners.
Follow the season
Every programme ends up on the register
Matches played under these programmes are scheduled, officiated and recorded in this system. The fixtures, the tables and the registered teams are public.