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"This is of concern to WADA and the broader anti-doping
community," WADA Director General David Howman said in a
statement.
"We will discuss the documentary allegations ... and will engage
the authorities in Kenya next week during a regional meeting in
Nairobi."
WADA said it has seen the Kenyan television program which
contains a number of allegations surrounding the influence of
the athlete entourage in relation to the provision of banned
substances.
"Where evidence from the documentary leads to breaches of the
World Anti-Doping Code, WADA would expect the appropriate bodies
to fully investigate and take action," said Howman.
Kenya recently partnered with WADA and the Chinese and Norwegian
anti-doping agencies to develop an effective anti-doping program
to help root out drug cheats in the east African country famous
for its middle and long-distance runners.
Dozens of Kenyan athletes have failed doping tests in the past
two years with government officials pointing the finger at
foreign agents and Athletics Kenya's failure to educate its
sportsmen and women properly.
Rita Jeptoo, a three-times winner of the Boston Marathon, is
among the high-profile athletes to test positive for a banned
substance after she was nabbed in an out-of-competition test
last year.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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