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The Kenyan government plans to scale up its investigation and testing capacity to help fight the rising number of doping cases amongst athletes in the country. “The ministry has declared total war on all forms of cheating in sports,” says Kenya Sports Minister Ababu Namwamba, at a press conference in Nairobi. According to the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), a total of 67 Kenyan athletes -- mainly distance runners -- have been banned in the last five years for drugs offences in a crisis that has tarnished the East African track and field powerhouse. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES