The first-ever Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Presidential debate lived up to expectations as candidates laid out their manifestos.During the debate that took place on Friday evening, the running of the top-tier league, infrastructure and corruption allegations took centre stage.Enosh Ochieng explains reason behind his barren run at UlinziFormer FKF Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Barry Otieno and current board member Chris Amimo were at pains to explain the achievements of the federation.Both Amimo and Otieno are on the ballot and were among the six presidential candidates who turned up for the debate that was skipped by three other candidates.##NAJAVA_MECA_8445398##Others who were present in the debate were Sammy Owino, Tom Alila, Cleophas Shimanyula and Sam Ocholla.Gor Mahia Secretary General Sam Ocholla while talking about grassroots development promised to open 47 county offices and give each county Ksh3 million for development.AFC Leopards announce exit of acting CEOOn his part, Otieno defended his tenure, saying that having worked as the CEO of FKF for more than five years, he understands what ails clubs and branches.“We will strengthen clubs and branches and ensure that they are able to commercially uplift themselves,” he said.##NAJAVA_MECA_8445372##Regarding infrastructure, all the candidates promised to work with the government both at the national and county levels to develop stadia.While most of the candidates want the top tier to be run independently like in the era of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL), the former FKF Secretary General said the country’s laws do not allow for such.Why Gor Mahia will not postpone league fixtures despite absence of five key players“Our laws as it is do not allow clubs to be members of a company. The danger is that the KPL as it was structured then allowed for individuals to hold shares on behalf of clubs but this was dangerous because you cannot hold such people accountable.”
