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NICK Mwendwa, whose ousting from power as Football Kenya Federation boss by the Government led to the country being suspended from FIFA, has now been ousted by the game’s Councillors.
Kenya was suspended at the same time as Zimbabwe. Mwendwa was reinstated, which led to the suspension being lifted, but Zimbabwean authorities refused to reinstate Felton Kamambo and his crew.
FIFA then agreed to the removal of Kamambo and crew and appointed a normalisation committee.
Mwendwa’s ousting means that the two men who were in charge of football in Kenya and Zimbabwe have now been swept away by the tide.
Mwendwa was beaten by Hussein Mohammed at the weekend.
His running mate was former Harambee Stars midfielder Mcdonald Mariga.
Their campaign tagline was that it’s officially a ‘Fresh Start’ for the Kenyan football.
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 bedevilled by wrangles, mismanagement, embezzlement of funds and lack of standardised stadiums for a while.
Mwendwa’s 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 run-off.
“I appreciate everybody who supported me. I tried my best, but it was not my day. I concede to Hussein Mohammed as the next FKF president. I will try next time,” said Petra. — Sports Reporter/The Standard
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