Sports Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohamed has accused embattled Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa of breaking into the federation’s offices near Kasarani Stadium.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Amina denied knowledge of Mwendwa’s entry to the premises and the subsequent revival of the defunct FKF.
“My attention has been drawn to a break-in at the FKF offices at Kasarani. The information is that the break-in was led by indicted officials, who were legally removed following an inspection by the Office of the Sports Registrar,” the statement read in part.
“The decision by the Ministry of Sports, Culture & Heritage on November 11, 2021, has since been upheld by the Ruling of the High Court of Kenya on May 10, 2022,” the statement added.
The CS reiterated that FKF Transition Committee was still in charge of football activities in the country.
Amina also listed down the reasons that led to the disbursement of FKF, a decision that saw FIFA ban Kenya from participating in international matches.
Among them was that FKF misappropriated funds advanced to FKF by the government, FIFA, CAF, and other sponsors.
She claimed that the Mwendwa-led commission also failed to submit annual audit reports to the sports registrar and did not follow the Sports Act and other relevant laws.
“FKF also refused to amend the FKF Constitution in line with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Sports Act, Sports Registrar Regulations and any other relevant law, was un-procedural in the hiring and sacking of coaches and resisted registering County Sports Associations and stuck to non-registered regional organizations,” Amina accused FKF.
In her press release, she also cited the objection to the registration of FKF county and national officials who were illegally elected in 2019 and 2020, respectively, as well as the irregular appointment of board and council members, non-disclosure of Confederation of African Football (CAF) grants, and disparity in rewarding male and female teams and clubs.
Earlier, photos of the FKF president circulated online, showing him opening the gates to the offices in Kasarani, Nairobi, near the Kasarani Stadium.
He was accompanied by FKF CEO Barry Otieno and other employees who had been ejected from the office.
