Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa took the gloves off in a bare-knuckle interview as he laid bare the source of discord with Sports Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohamed.This comes after CS Amina ordered an inspection audit in the federation over the alleged misappropriation of Sh244.59 million meant for preparations of the Harambee Stars during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) among other allegations. Catch FKF President Nick Mwendwa LIVE on Zilizala Viwanjani, starting at 5pm. pic.twitter.com/brySwzzIGv— Football Kenya Federation (@Football_Kenya) November 8, 2021 Mwendwa revealed that CS Amina wants to see him vacate his office with their storm brewing after the 2019 AFCON tournament where Harambee Stars made a return after a 14-year absence. “These reports are not fabricated I want to tell you as the President of FKF that the CS does not want me in office because since AFCON, I have been in office under three Cabinet Secretaries, Hassan Wario, Rashid Echesa and Amina Mohamed. We went to AFCON with Amina and she was happy with the preparations,””When we returned, we had problems with one of the Principal Secretaries and we went to DCI for the AFCON Ksh240M funding from the Government. During the election period we were under investigation by DCI for five months. In 2020 we had elections and the government wanted to set up a committee for the elections,” said Mwendwa in an interview with KTN News.FKF to be audited after Government directiveThe football head honcho added that the Ministry’s move to have an election committee was not in accordance with the law as football stakeholders set up an independent committee with CS Amina asking Nick to write to FIFA to allow the election committee to be set up by the government.Mwendwa added that since then, he had a tepid relationship with the CS with his efforts to seek audience falling on deaf ears with the 5-0 evisceration of Mali heightening their cold war, which led to the move to order an inspection audit.”Harambee Stars are in camp, Michael Olunga jetted in last night but until now his travel ticket has not been reimbursed by the Ministry despite sending an invoice last month. Starlets were in camp to play South Sudan but the Sports Fund and the Ministry have not given us the money yet we have a debt in office,”FKF at Senate:FKF President Nick Mwenda voices fears of a ban. Sports CS Amina Mohammed to appear next week #Tonight pic.twitter.com/j2lbSBS6LI— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) November 4, 2021 “I have been pleading with CS and her PS to have floodlights at Nyayo Stadium because CAF are threatening to ban the stadium but I have not received any reply, I’ve been neglected,” added Mwendwa.The president reiterated that he is not against an audit of the federationas he allayed fears that he could step down maintain that his office has not been involved in any wrongdoing.
