FKF presidential election dates revealed

The much-awaited Football Kenya Federation (FKF) national elections will be conducted on December 7 this year, the Electoral Board announced on Thursday.

The board released a clear roadmap that will guide the polls and also the electoral code that will guide those who have expressed interests of vying for different positions.

The national elections will be preceded by the County polls that will be held on November 9.

The final list of eligible clubs and delegates will be published on October 10 and then county and the National Executive Committee (NEC) and presidential nomination forms will be submitted on October 11 and 14 respectively.

The final list of county and national candidates will then be known on November 2, paving the way for the county elections on November 9.

Publication of the 94 national delegates, who will be eligible to vote in the national elections, will be done November 23, two weeks before the vote for the presidential candidates on December 7.

According to the electoral process, delegates sent to represent an FKF member during elections must belong to the member they represent either by appointment or election.

The Electoral Board also published the contents of the electoral code that will be followed by the candidates eyeing various positions.

Those eyeing the FKF top seat are required to have at least five endorsements from any of the FKF members, must have played an active role in football either as a player, member or an official of FKF in two of the last five years and must satisfy the requirements for leadership and integrity as per Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution.

Article 2(a) of the code says: “Candidates for the office of President and Vice-President shall have been in active football (registered as a NEC member, committee member, referee, assistant referee, coach trainer, and any other person responsible for technical, medical, or administrative matters in FKF, League, or Club, or as a player for two of the last five years before being proposed as a candidate).”

Five people who have expressed interest at succeeding Nick Mwendwa include Extreme Sports CEO Hussein Mohammed, former footballers Sammy ‘Kempes’ Owino as well as McDonald Mariga, Gor Mahia Secretary General Sam Ocholla, former FKF boss Sam Nyamweya among others.