Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Caretaker Committee has commenced preparations for elections as ordered by Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed by holding a meeting with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).The committee’s mandate comes to an end in May and before that they are expected to have held elections and handed over to the new office. The committee led by Judge Aaron Ringera came into office in November when the Nick Mwendwa led federation was disbanded by the CS.It is currently in charge of all football activities in the country and although CAF and FIFA do not recognize the body, it has continued to run football activities in the country. A major dent in their short stint was the withdrawal of Harambee Starlets from AWCON qualifiers, this came after the previous office told CAF that they had been ousted and could thus not stage the final qualification match against Uganda. CAF went ahead to hand over Uganda a walkover.Today, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Caretaker Committee led by Hon. Justice (Rtd) Aaron Ringera paid a courtesy call on the Commission and discussed electoral assistance to the Caretaker Committee @FKFcaretaker and @lindahoguttu pic.twitter.com/ZD3bCv74I6— IEBC (@IEBCKenya) February 17, 2022 On Thursday, they visited the Wafula Chebukati led commission and had a consultative meeting with the commission. IEBC confirmed in a statement that the committee is seeking electoral assistance for the polls that will be held before May.“Today, the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Caretaker Committee led by Hon. Justice (Rtd) Aaron Ringera paid a courtesy call on the Commission and discussed electoral assistance to the Caretaker Committee @FKFcaretaker and @lindahoguttu,” read a tweet from the electoral board.The committee is encountering challenges in the local scene as well. The fate of the match between Ulinzi Stars and Sofapaka that was aborted on 8th January owing to lack of an equipped ambulance is yet to be determined, there are a number of court cases challenging the promotion of some clubs to the upper tiers and on Sunday the match between Gor Mahia and Vihiga Bullets had to be called off due to violent scenes witnessed at Kasarani at halftime.
