An order for purposes of quashing the decision of Sports Dispute Tribunal decision rendered on December 6,2022 was on Friday 14 July 2023 issued against five clubs namely; APS Bomet, Fortune Sacco, Kona Rangers, Dimba Patriots and Mayenje Santos.The clubs had last year moved to court challenging the nullification of the 2021-22 season that was run by Football Kenya Federation Caretaker and transition committees, a move that was nullified by the High Court, seeing the teams face subsequent relegations to respective lower tier divisions. BREAKING The clubs that had last year moved to court challenging the nullification of the 2021-22 season that was run by FKF Caretaker Committee have lost the case and now stand relegated for not honouring their 2022-23 season matches.APS Bomet, Fortune Sacco, Dimba Patriots,… pic.twitter.com/jnFTPzdMUI— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) July 14, 2023 APS Bomet, Fortune Sacco, Dimba Patriots,Kona Rangers and Mayenje Santos refused to feature in FKF run leagues after nullification of the season by NEC and instead sought legal redress in the courts. In the ruling delivered on Friday ,a High Court judge noted that the decision by NEC to nullify the season ought to have been appealed against Football Kenya Federation and not SDT .##NAJAVA_MECA_7372520##The five rebel clubs have now lost the case and will now feature in the lower leagues from next season. Though it remains to be seen if Fortune Sacco will be relegated to the third tier after the club received an order of stay from Meru High Court ,barring the football governing body in the country from demoting them .APS Bomet will grace in the third tier from the 2023-24 season, though unverified reports link them with a return to the National Super League under Mully Children Home FC slot that is on the brink of collapse. World Rugby U20: Kenya Chipu squad for Samoa clash announcedMayenje Santos, Dimba Patriots and Kona Rangers head to their respective fourth tier (Division Two) zones with the future of Santos unclear after mass exodus of the whole squad. Dimba Patriots have been active playing friendlies all over the country in a bid to keep compact, as the club top management forge a way forward.Kona Rangers and APS Bomet had deployed their players on loan during the trial period, with Rangers sending them to relegated Vihiga Bullets while APS Bomet had them at their sister club Division One outfit Administration Police .
