{"id":68445,"date":"2016-10-15T19:30:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T16:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/?p=68445"},"modified":"2016-10-15T19:38:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T16:38:52","slug":"mwendwa-not-giving-18-team-kpl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/2016\/10\/15\/mwendwa-not-giving-18-team-kpl\/","title":{"rendered":"Mwendwa not giving up on 18-team KPL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_68446\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-President-Nick-Mwendwa-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68446\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-President-Nick-Mwendwa-.jpg\" alt=\"FKF President Nick Mwendwa (Right) and his deputy Dorris Petra all smiles during the FKF AGM at teh Kenya School of Monetary Studies on Cotober 15, 2016.PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu\" width=\"630\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-President-Nick-Mwendwa-.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-President-Nick-Mwendwa--300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FKF President Nick Mwendwa (Right) and his deputy Dorris Petra all smiles during the FKF AGM at teh Kenya School of Monetary Studies on Cotober 15, 2016.PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15- Football Kenya Federation boss Nick Mwendwa has said he will continue lobbying for an 18-team Kenyan Premier League next season despite the KPL management through the Sports Disputes Tribunal stopping discussion of the same during FKF\u2019s Annual General Meeting on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The KPL management went to the Tribunal on Friday and obtained temporary orders stopping the ratification of the 18-team league for 2017 pending a full hearing on November 8.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe move was malicious. Why wait for two days, one day to go to court? The NEC in February wrote to KPL said and said we want to implement our wish to have 18 teams in the top league starting 2017. They have kept quiet since then and they have shown up in court now,\u201d the FKF President said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cFootball is about inclusivity. We are asking for expansion so that we can include more clubs. It is the last item remaining in our jewel and if we can agree on it then we are good to go. I am persuading them to go back and consider our request to have 18 teams. We shall not rest and to make sure next year this decision is implemented,\u201d Mwendwa added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Earlier, KPL CEO Jack Oguda speaking to <strong><em>Capital Sport<\/em><\/strong> had accused the Federation of failing to respect an MoU signed last year giving the jurisdiction of managing the affairs of the top tier to a Joint Executive Committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, the AGM ratified a decision by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to suspend some members of Extreme Sports Limited for organizing an unsanctioned tournament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This came just a few minutes after the Federation through their lawyer was served with an injunction obtained by Extreme Sports Limited, stopping the AGM from discussing issues about Extreme Sports and the CEO Hussein Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mwendwa then went on to explain they would not discuss the two but the AGM would go on and ratify a decision to suspend members and officials of the organization.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68451\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-presidnet-Nick-Mwendwa-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68451\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-presidnet-Nick-Mwendwa-.jpg\" alt=\"FKF presidnet Nick Mwendwa stresses a point during teh FKF AGM at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies on Cotober 15, 2016.PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu\" width=\"630\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-presidnet-Nick-Mwendwa-.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/FKF-presidnet-Nick-Mwendwa--300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FKF presidnet Nick Mwendwa stresses a point during teh FKF AGM at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies on Cotober 15, 2016.PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The NEC had previously set the suspension duration as six years, but it was later revised to give the National Executive leeway to decide the period, but not more than six years after the issue was raised by Sony Sugar chairman Paul Orato.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The decision to suspend individuals who take part in the Extreme Sports League was reached by the FKF NEC on August 21.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sixty five delegates voted for the suspension, five against while seven abstained from the vote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Among those hit with the suspension include Extreme Sports General Manager Athanus Obango Obala as well as former top tier referees Amos Ichingwa, Michael Iluve, Judy Wamoro, Juma Turke and Beth Wambui.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cFrom last year, this company created a league outside the Federation. I personally with the Secretary General went to this company and told them we would like to work together within federation structures,\u201d Mwendwa offered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWe said we would allow their league to continue this year and offered that next year we give them all 20 branches to sponsor and work with those elected. They refused this offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWe have spent six months negotiating with Extreme Sports and now they have gone to court. We are left with no choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>-Nyamweya-<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68453\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/Delegates-vote-by-acclamati.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68453\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/Delegates-vote-by-acclamati.jpg\" alt=\"Delegates vote by acclamation during the FKF AGM at teh Kenya School of Monetary Studies on Cotober 15, 2016.PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu\" width=\"630\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/Delegates-vote-by-acclamati.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2016\/10\/Delegates-vote-by-acclamati-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-68453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delegates vote by acclamation during the FKF AGM at teh Kenya School of Monetary Studies on Cotober 15, 2016.PHOTO\/Timothy Olobulu<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">At the same, former FKF president Sam Nyamweya is claiming a Sh30.8mn reimbursement from the current office, according to the financial statements presented to the 4th FKF Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The claim is listed as part of \u2018local borrowings\u2019 which also has a sum of Sh1.7mn from current president Mwendwa\u2019s Information Technology company Riverbank Solutions and a further Sh2mn from Supermarket chain Nakumatt Holdings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">However, the current FKF office says they will not reimburse the money as the same cannot be substantiated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThere are no documents supporting the Sh30mn claim and until we get the same, then we cannot just reimburse money. As a new office we decided to do things differently and every money that comes in or goes out has to be documented. So until the same is substantiated, then we cannot just reimburse any monies,\u201d Mwendwa told the AGM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cI am not convinced about that amount because there is no supporting evidence about how the money was spent,\u201d FKF auditing officer Nelson Otieno told the AGM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There was also an issue of a vehicle handed to Nyamweya\u2019s office by his predecessor Mohammed Hattimy, valued at Sh1mn which could however not be accounted for as Mwendwa and his team said it was never handed to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 15- Football Kenya Federation boss Nick Mwendwa has said he will continue lobbying for an 18-team Kenyan Premier League next season despite the KPL management through the Sports Disputes Tribunal stopping discussion of the same during FKF\u2019s Annual General Meeting on Saturday. 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