A Kitui court has halted the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) county elections that were scheduled to be held on Saturday.The electoral board announced in a statement on Friday morning that the process has now been halted until further notice.“We have taken note of the orders that have been issued by the Kitui High Court; consequently, all county elections scheduled for November 9 have been halted,” said the board.##NAJAVA_MECA_8477898##The move is likely to delay the electoral process and put Kenya in trouble with the world governing body, Fifa.Fifa abhors taking football matters to ordinary courts of law.County elections were to be followed by the national elections on December 7.There have been many cases in court regarding the elections.On Thursday, the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) suspended elections to be held in Homabay County. Court delivers ruling on four candidates’ eligibility ahead of Saturday’s FKF county electionsThe tribunal also allowed Basil Wakhulungu to contest for the position of chairman in Taita Taveta county.Wakhulungu had been locked out by the electoral board on claims that he had been suspended from football activities.“We uphold his right to contest in the elections as is provided for in the Sports Act,” said tribunal chairman John Ohaga.In Nairobi East County, the tribunal upheld a decision barring Eric Luyayi from contesting for the position of chairman.We would like to inform our stakeholders and the football community that a Kitui court has issued an injunction halting the FKF branch elections that was scheduled for tomorrow Saturday, November 9, 2024. pic.twitter.com/Cg179pXFuU— Football Kenya Federation (@Football_Kenya) November 8, 2024 Luyayi had moved to the tribunal after he was locked by the electoral board on claims that he was serving a suspension for alleged embezzlement of funds.In his ruling, Ohaga said the tribunal cannot close its eyes to the serious allegations made against Luyayi as it also seeks to uphold good management in sports federations.Parliament reveal stance on Nick Mwendwa’s eligibility ahead of FKF ElectionsAli Salim Said will now be allowed to contest for the position of chairman in Mombasa County.He had been locked out over claims that he had not proved his membership to FKF. But in his ruling, Ohaga said locking out Said was against the Sports Act.At the same time, the tribunal declined to stop elections in Mandera County and ordered that the matter and all matters about this weekend’s elections be heard next week.
