Kenya and athletics are synonymous to one another.

In November the country came close to being banned from the sport it loves and excels in the most.

There is no doubt that the sports is huge to the country’s image and great effort goes into it - 34 of Kenya’s 35 Olympic gold medals have come from track and field events.

But with 17 Kenyan athletes suspended just this year by the Athletics Integrity Unit for a range of violations, joining another 55 who are already serving bans, the threat of a ban loomed large.

So the country’s authorities made assurances to World Athletics and avoided a ban.

But can Kenya run away from its doping troubles?

Alan Kasujja speaks with BBC Sport Africa’s Michelle Katami in Nairobi.