Returning Football Kenya Federation (FKF) office is extending an olive branch to the media fraternity as they seek a more collaborative engagement in future.Through the Chief Executive Officer, CEO Barry Otieno, the organization that has in the past been deemed hostile to a section of the media, and media personalities, has apologized for any past wrongdoings.Namwamba: This is why I had to restore FKF”Now that we are on the path to normalcy we request that we forge ahead as a team, knowing that whilst we may not agree on everything our differences don’t make us enemies.FKF alone will not develop Kenyan football. For us to be truly successful as a country we will need to collaborate with all stakeholders.It is our belief that media as a key stakeholder plays an integral role in the development and commercialisation of the game and with no single sponsor currently supporting the FKF Leagues, we call on you, dear friends, to assist us portray a positive image of football, while holding us accountable,” Barry, who officially assumed office on Friday after a year in the cold, said in a statement.##NAJAVA_MECA_6787063##We are not perfect, we may never be but we continuously and consistently seek to improve as a people but most importantly as an organization.In this regard, We apologize to our colleague(s) and/or any media house that we may have unintentionally wronged, likewise we have forgiven a section of you, dear colleagues, who dedicated their time to injure our reputation.Let’s learn from our shortcomings and forge ahead as a team, with a common purpose to develop football using our unique skull sets and range of experience(s).Hopefully, we will in the foreseeable future plan for a sitting, with a view of exchanging ideas on how best we can collaborate in the development of Kenyan football across all levels.”Oguda wants return of Kenyan Premier League LimitedThe FKF Executive led by Vice President Doris Petra was reinstated by the new Cabinet Secretary for Sports Ababu Namwamba on Friday, one year after they were ousted by Ababu’s predecessor Ambassador Amina Mohammed.The move by Ababu is expected to prompt FIFA, the world’s football body, to lift its suspension of Kenyan football.
