In July 2017 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Joseph Kariuki Gitau after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and het was heard for the Judiciary Office of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete gave a prompt admission of the violation and stated that he had used once deca-durabolin, purchased from a pharmacy in Nairobi and administered intravenously.
The Panel finds that the anti-doping rule violation has been established and admitted by the Athlete. Therefore the Judiciary Office of the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal decides on 13 September 2017 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 8 January 2017.
