CS Namwamba welcomes FIFA for dialogue on Kenyan football

The Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba says the Government is doing its part in the attempt to streamline the management of Kenyan football.

The country’s most popular sport has been mired in controversy with the Football Kenya Federation accused of mismanaging talent and public resources at its disposal.

Kenya is only just returning to international football competition following a ban imposed on the country by FIFA, who Namwamba said he had contacted over key issues with a view to establish a dialogue.

The CS was speaking at a hearing by the senate committee on labour and social welfare chaired by West Pokot Senator Julius Murgo Abu.

“I have read to the senate the letter that I had written to FIFA as a ministry have taken the measure that are supposed to be taken to help us solve the problem that we are facing as a country when it comes to football management. I will be very glad to get the response from FIFA on the letter we had written to them,” Namwamba said.

Namwamba assured that the FKF elections will be conducted on February 24th next year as per the Sports Act 2013 and the federation’s constitution.

“Every football stakeholders will like to know when we are going to hold the next elections how everything has been planned if the elections will be free and fair this is something that we have spoken about openly and the elections will held on the 24th of February next year according to the FKF constitution.”

Namwamba appeared before the senate following a complaint by the Nairobi County Football Association on behalf of other counties were complaining about football management in the country.

The current FKF administration led by its president Nick Mwendwa has been in office since February 2016.