Derek Erskine

Sir Derek Quicke Erskine (12 February 1905 - 6 September 1977) was a British settler in Kenya. He played a key role in popularising Athletics in Kenya and co-founded the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association, now Athletics Kenya. Early life He was born in Thakeham, Sussex to Sir James Erskine and Cicely Quicke. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Kenya Erskine was invited to Kenya by a businessman with connections to Lord Delamere, and he soon set up a successful grocer business. In 1951, together with Archie Evans, he co-founded the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA), which would later become Athletics Kenya. He contributed significant funds to the Association, including donating the land on which the Nyayo National Stadium is now built. He was Chairman of the Association from its founding until a year after independence.