KEFORA Nairobi chair Obare implores FKF delegates to elect the right leader

Kenya Football Referees Association (KEFORA) Nairobi branch chairperson Richard Obare has implored Football Kenya Federation (FKF) delegate members to make sound decisions by choosing the right leadership for the sport in the country in the upcoming elections.

Obare has also lamented the plight of referees, asserting that it is difficult to develop the game on the basis of fairness and professional performance when referees’ dues are not paid on time.

“Can you run a league without paying the referees their dues for seven months? And you expect them to crisscross this country and go and officiate efficiently?

“We are seeing this as a total mess and we now have to get this thing right. And to get it right and correct we have to get the elections done in a proper manner,” said Obare.

A section of football stakeholders wants the forthcoming Football Kenya Federations to be conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission as opposed to an FKF Electoral Board which they feel will not guarantee a free, fair transparent exercise.

They also questioned the proposed use of the FKF Electoral Code 2020, especially after sections of the Code were termed unconstitutional by the Sports Disputes Tribunal.

National Executive Committee (NEC) member aspirant Charity Wang’oma feels the best way to run the polls is by engaging the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, urging office holders to respect the term limit rule.

“We want IEBC, an independent body, to oversee the elections. We cannot trust an FKF electoral board. We are also asking that the term limit should be respected.” Said Charity.