The upcoming Football Kenya Federation elections will be conducted in accordance to an amended elections code following a unanimous proposal by member delegates in Saturday’s Special General MeetingThe amendment, spearheaded by Tusker Chairman Charles Gacheru, was labeled as the main contentious issue heading into the elections and sought to open up the window for candidates wishing to vie for several FKF elective positions.##NAJAVA_MECA_8289936##As per the proposal, the initial code, the Electoral Code of Football Kenya Federation 2019/2020 – which had been earmarked to be used once again in the polls, was found to be selective and one that undermined key issues regarding ‘openness and transparency’ ahead of a crucial electoral process.Gacheru, on top of what he referred to as “hygiene changes” in the aforementioned code, proposed significant alterations in Section 4.2 – which sets out guidelines for elections – calling for the scrapping of three subsections under it.The @Football_Kenya SGM has unanimously approved the electoral code (2019/2020) and adopted amendments proposed by Tusker FC chairman @CharlesGacheru #FKFSGM pic.twitter.com/RKcvaLLdAu— Eric Njiru (@EricNjiiru) August 24, 2024 The millions Kariobangi Sharks will get from Stanley Wilson’s transfer to SwedenKey among the issues addressed was the number of years candidates ought to have participated in active football, where Gacheru invoked specific guidelines proposed by the previous FKF Electoral Board chaired by Kentice Tikolo.The guidelines formulated on August 11 2020 and acceptable by the Sports Dispute Tribunal, called for altered minimum requirements for candidates, specifically on years spent in active football.They asked for two years out of the last five years, which was a departure from three out of the last five years as proposed by the 2019-2020 FKF Electoral Code.FKF fines Mara Sugar, Bandari for Club Licensing non-compliance
