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  • FKF Faces Financial Woes as Employees Go Two Months Without Pay

    FKF Faces Financial Woes as Employees Go Two Months Without Pay

    The newly elected Football Kenya Federation (FKF) leadership is facing a financial crisis that has left employees unpaid for two months, insiders have revealed.

    According to multiple sources within FKF, staff members have not received their salaries since November 2024, forcing them to endure significant financial strain.

    To make matters worse, the federation has also discontinued providing free lunch at its headquarters, Kandanda House, leaving employees struggling to manage their daily expenses.

    Employees Speak Out

    Two employees who requested anonymity said the situation is dire and called on FKF officials to resolve the issue before it spirals further out of control.

    “The last time we were paid a salary was in November last year. Since then, we have gone two months without any payment,” one employee lamented.

    Another source disclosed that just before Christmas, the finance department sent an email informing employees that they would not be paid until further notice. The email promised a follow-up communication on January 6, but no update has been provided.

    “Instead, two weeks ago, the free lunch that was provided at the canteen was stopped without any explanation. Not only do we not have money to get to work, but we also have to stay hungry the whole day. This is affecting productivity,” said another employee.

    Electoral Board Staff Threaten Legal Action

    The financial crisis extends beyond FKF’s regular employees. Members of the FKF Electoral Board Secretariat have also issued a seven-day demand notice through their lawyers, seeking Sh600,440 in unpaid dues for services rendered during last year’s elections.

    A letter addressed to FKF CEO Patrick Korir details that each of the five secretariat members is owed Sh120,088, which includes unpaid overtime, holiday work allowances, and transport stipends. The letter warns that failure to settle the debt will result in legal action against the federation.

    “Despite our clients meticulously executing their mandate, resulting in a free and fair electoral exercise, you have reneged on your obligation to pay them for services rendered,” reads part of the demand letter.

    FKF Silent on Crisis

    FKF President Hussein Mohamed has yet to issue a statement on the matter. His team indicated that they would respond once they received clearance from him, but no official comment had been provided at the time of publication.

    The crisis comes just months after Mohamed and his administration took over the FKF leadership with promises of reform and improved governance.

    However, the ongoing financial struggles threaten to derail the federation’s operations and morale among its workforce.

    With legal action looming and employees struggling to stay afloat, all eyes are now on FKF’s leadership to see how they will navigate this growing financial storm.

  • Nick Mwendwa Kicked Out In A Dramatic Election As Hussein Mohammed Elected FKF President

    Nick Mwendwa Kicked Out In A Dramatic Election As Hussein Mohammed Elected FKF President

    Just like Hussein Mohammed and his running mate Mcdonald Mariga’s campaign tagline, it’s officially a ‘Fresh Start’ for the Kenyan football.

    This is after political tension of Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections descended at Saturday’s elective Special General Meeting (SGM) at Kasarani Gymnasium.

    Mohammed, an experienced football administrator, was second time lucky after he was finally elected the new FKF president hence ushering in a new dawn in the country’s most followed game.

    Mohammed garnered 67 votes in the second round as delegates entrusted him with the mandate to restore Kenya’s lost glory.

    A total number of 90 delegates drawn from 46 branches, 43 clubs and Kenya Footballers’ Association (KEFWA) representative converged at the historic venue to decide the future of the Kenyan game which has been bedeviled by wrangles, mismanagement, embezzlement of funds and lack of standardised stadiums for a while.

    Mohammed succeeds Nick Mwendwa whose bid to remain at Kandanda House failed after Doris Petra finished second with 31 votes, nine votes behind Mohammed before she eventually conceded defeat ahead of the runoff. She went ahead to get one vote in the second round same as former FKF CEO Barry Otieno.

    Newly elected Central National Executive Committee member Robert Macharia termed Mohammed’s as a huge relief to Kenyan football.

    “It’s an overwhelming feeling. It is always not easy to get incumbent out of office because they have all powers. We didn’t have same level of playing ground but we made it. We are happy to have taken the leadership of the game. Things are bad, but we will make them better,” said Macharia,  who’s also Murang’a SEAL chairman.

    Barry Otieno collected 10 votes, Kakamega Homeboyz chairman and owner Cleophas Shimanyula (4), Sammy Owino (2) and Tom Alila (1). Sam Ochola and Chris Amimo got zero.

    To legalise the process despite Petra’s verbal withdrawal, FKF Electoral Board chairman Hesbon Owilla called for a run off for the first three candidates after the winner failed to garner 50+1 votes.

    Having seen his presidential ambitions dealt a blow in 2011, the Extreme Sports CEO has brilliantly made a comeback with his camp garnering seven National Executive Committee members seats as he aims to restore the federation’s reputational damage. Charles Njoka (Eastern), Caleb Amwayi (Western), Mohamed Dabar (North Eastern), Robert Macharia (Central), Collins Opiyo (Nyanza), Peter Kamau (Lower Rift) and Dan Shikanda (Nairobi) newly elected NEC members were all allied to Team Fresh Start. Gabriel Mghendi retained his Coast NEC member seat, Bernard Lagat clinched the Upper Rift Valley post, while Violet Kerubo Momanyi won the Women’s Representative NEC member seat.

    Despite seven of his NEC members being elected, Mohammed had to achieve his dreams the hard way through the run off.

    However, the game changer ahead of the second round came when Barry Otieno publicly declined advances from Petra on the floor to join Mohammed’s camp alongside Cleophas Shimanyula and KEFWA president James Situma. Sensing danger Petra concede defeat ahead of the second round.

    The tension was evident from onset with the exercise which was initially expected to start at 9am delayed for over two hours with some of candidates rumoured to be forming coalitions. There was a beehive of activities on most candidates’ camps on the eve of the eagerly anticipated exercise with candidates lobbying for votes.

    But when the exercise eventually kicked off, chaos suddenly erupted during the verification of the crucial voting materials as some candidates were accused of illegally continuing with campaigns and bribing delegates within the elections hall premises forcing the election officials to temporarily stop it. Prior to this, two camps of supporters almost got into a physical alteration at the arena’s main entrance as tension intensified.

    It was almost the same situation outside the hall as police engaged supporters of different candidates in running battles and lobbed teargas to disperse the crowd that had gathered at the Kasarani Stadium main gate.

    However, like the real boss of the day, FKF Electoral Board chairman Hesbon Owilla quickly intervened, and contained the situation in the arena. He read a riot act to the delegates who had sneaked out of the hall, warning to block them from participating in the elections.

    Once normalcy was restored after security reinforcement, the exercise went on smoothly until the entire NEC was elected.