In December 2019 the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Athlete Boniface Mbuvi Muema after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance 19-norandrosterone (Nandrolone).
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Kenya Sports Disputes Tribunal.
The Athlete accepted the test result and denied the intentional use of the substance. He stated that he only had used a painkiller for his injury and requested for a reduced sanction.
The Panel holds that the Athlete different statement's were not substantiated by any evidence and deems that he failed to establish that the violation was not intentional nor how the substance entered his system.
Therefore the Sports Disputes Tribunal decides on 5 November 2020 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 20 December 2019.
