Football
Kenya Federation has taken offence with a story published in The Nairobian
which claimed that the FKF top management led by its president Sam Nyamweya has
been involved in forgery.
It
is suspected that the false and fabricated story whose source is the Nyanza branch
representative Tom Alila was meant to send the country’s footballing fraternity
into panic and disarray. Alila is said to have used his links in the media to
have the story published after he gave the journalists some handouts. The
article therefore failed the test of professional and objective
journalism.
Contrary
to the malicious article, it is a common knowledge that all football
competition rights in the territory in Kenya belong to Footbal Kenya Federation
(Article 78 FKF Constitution similar to FIFA’s Art.78), an article which has
been emphasised by the Fifa mediation team that was in the country led by Ghana
Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi.
We
have gathered that FKF does not need any authority from Kenya Premier league to
sign any contract with any marketing agency MP & Silva. Alila’s intention
however was to water down the eminent achievement of FKF in its sponsorship
endeavors towards meaningful financial support for the leagues in Kenya.
Those
who have been keenly following soccer events as they unfold will agree that its
unheard of that FKF can question and/or
disassociate its membership from the decision and resolutions of the general meeting is erroneous.
The
Nairobian and Alila are now under
pressure to retract the article and demands for a serious administrative and
disciplinary action against the author and the source of the story.
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