Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is looking to plan to bid for the 2024 Olympics and become the first African city to host the games. Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, speaking at the Kenya House yesterday, announced that the Republic of Kenya will be starting the process of pitching to host the Games of the 33rd Olympiad in 2024. "If successful, these Games will be the first ever held in Africa," a Kenya House announcement said.

The International Olympic Committee will elect the 2024 host city in 2017, with official campaigning to start two years earlier. Most recently, Egypt's Cairo unsuccessfully tried bidding for the 2008 Olympics that were awarded to Beijing. South Africa's Cape Town had also bid for the 2004 Games, staged by Athens. The country did, however, host the 2010 soccer World Cup, the first to be held on the African continent. In 2016, the Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro – the first in South America – while Tokyo, Madrid, and Istanbul are bidding for the 2020 Games, with a decision to be taken next year.