Athletics Kenya president Jackson Tuwei has called on the government to follow up on the activities foreign athletes are engaged in while in the country.

Tuwei has reacted to the arrest of Zane Robertson a New Zealand athlete , who was taken in for possession of illegal fire arms in Iten.

The AK boss alleged that some of the foreigners are responsible for the entrance of illegal substances, some of which used for doping into the country.

The Kenya athletics governing body president noted that Kenya athletes lives should be protected at all cost, adding that some of the foreigners stay longer in the country than they should.

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Robertson found himself in police custody following a tip-off from local residents who promptly informed law enforcement.

Upon conducting a search of his residence, authorities discovered an unregistered AK-47 firearm along with 23 rounds of live ammunition.

Tom Makori, the police commander of Keiyo North sub-county, stated that a woman had filed a report accusing the New Zealander of sexually assaulting her during a house party on Tuesday.

“Police had gone to arrest him for questioning in relation to a sexual assault complaint, but he declined to open the door. Later, after the police gained entry, they discovered that he was in possession of a gun.” he said.

In March of this year, the 33-year-old received an eight-year suspension for doping, specifically for the presence of prohibited substances like Erythropoietin (EPO).

EPO is a performance enhancing drug.

He was also found to have tampered with the doping control process as determined by Drug Free Sport New Zealand (DFSNZ).

Zane is the twin brother of Jake Robertson also middle distance runner.

In 2017 Jake proposed marriage to Kenyan athlete Magdalene Masai, younger sister to 2009 Berlin 10,000m World Champion Linet Masai.