Kenya's Sports Act of 2013 is widely considered a failure due to poor enforcement and deliberate exploitation of loopholes by sports federation officials, leading to calls for its complete overhaul.

• The Act, intended to improve governance, has instead become a tool for legal battles, paralyzing sports bodies through court interventions.
• Federations like Kenya Motor Sports Federation and Athletics Kenya have operated for years in non-compliance.
• The proposed Sports Bill 2026 aims to introduce stricter compliance, reinforce the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT), establish term limits, and create an independent regulatory authority.