Kenya Tong IL Moo Do Federation will face a ban should it fail to host the 10th edition of the Mombasa Open Tong -IL-Moo Do championships at the Agah Khan Academy in Mombasa.
Despite the arrival of international teams the hosting of the sport hangs in a balance after the delayed disbursement of funds by the government through the Ministry of sports.
So far, twelve countries that are at the coastal city of Mombasa to battle for the title held by Jasiri of Kenya include Japan USA, Korea, Philippines, Zambia, Brazil, Paraguay, Denmark, Cote D'ivoire and Dominica Republic.
According to the Federation chairman Clarence Mwakio failure to host the event will embarrass the country and will lead to a hefty fine and a possible ban.
"As a country we have built an international relationship over the last 35 years," he said.
According to Mwakio to bid for the international championships in the calendar for Africa as a country was a great honour to the country.
Mwakio said it is regrettable to see that a decision will be reached to cancel the event after countries are in Kenya.
At the moment, the Federation has been in consultation with the government but funds are yet to be released.
"We are in crisis. But hopeful that those concerned will rescue the tournament from the ban," he said.
The event that will take three days to be a success and not to be scuttled needs immediate intervention.
To conclude, he said the World president is in the country and has been at the training camp to horn the skills of the players.
The sport in Kenya has for years promoted talent development and marketed the country as a destination for tourism.
Some officials, international referees and judges are still in their country of origin due to luck of the necessary facilitation to enable them travel to Mombasa for officiating.
“We are calling on the president to kindly intervene as save us from this situation, since it is a shame” said Mwakio.
