UPDATE 1-Kenya says it "well on the way" to fixing anti-doping law in time for Rio

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NAIROBI, May 18 (Reuters) - Kenya is "well on the way" to
complying with the code of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the
government said on Wednesday after discussions to fix an
anti-doping law whose shortcomings threatened Kenya's
participation at the Rio Olympics.
A Kenyan delegation including the foreign and sports
ministers held talks with WADA in Canada on Tuesday after the
agency declared last week that the law pushed through parliament
in April still left Kenya non-compliant with its code.
The agency's announcement threw into question the
participation of Kenya, famed for its distance runners, in the
Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August. Any decision on a ban would
be in the hands of the International Olympic Committee.
Kenya said its delegation had "amicably" agreed on a road
map to ensure full compliance and this would involve presenting
amendments agreed with WADA to parliament and, once passed,
sending the act to WADA for review and approval.
"Both teams agreed that Kenya is well on the way to full
compliance with the Code subject to changes that need to be made
to the Kenya Anti-Doping Act," a Kenyan statement said, adding
that Kenya "should have representation" in the Olympics.
The statement did not detail the changes but Sports Minister
Hassan Wario said on Saturday that the presence of government
officials in the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) had led to
WADA's declaration of non-compliance.
Kenya's governing athletics body, Athletics Kenya, has come
under intense scrutiny over the state of its drug testing and
bureaucracy amid allegations of corruption.
Forty Kenyan runners have been found guilty of doping since
2012 and 18 of them are currently suspended, according to the
world governing International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF), which has said WADA's action reflected
concerns about Kenya's commitment to fighting doping.
Kenya's government has insisted it is battling doping in
sport to make sure its athletes are clean.