The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) branch elections are set to take place across 44 counties on Thursday, starting at 7 a.m. This follows a ruling by the Kitui High Court, which lifted an earlier injunction that had halted the elections, originally scheduled for last Saturday. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8494751##On Tuesday, Justice Robert Limo dismissed the case, which sought to deregister FKF and recognize the Kenya Football Association (KFA) as the body to oversee the elections.Justice Limo stated that he set aside his own orders as a similar case had already been filed in the Milimani court in October. He criticized the petitioner for failing to disclose the existence of the earlier case and for not following proper legal procedures to withdraw it.FKF’s legal team argued that halting the elections would harm Kenyan football, a position supported by the state law office, which warned that Kenya risked being banned by FIFA if the elections were delayed further.On Thursday, no elections will be held in Baringo, Tharaka Nithi, Makueni, and Kirinyaga counties, as candidates for all five elective positions in those regions are unopposed.Firat eyes vital wins as Harambee fights for AFCON 2025 qualificationThe results of Thursday’s elections will play a critical role in determining the outcome of the national FKF elections on December 7. County chairpersons elected this week will be among the 92 delegates eligible to vote for the new FKF president, deputy president, and National Executive Committee (NEC) members.With half of the votes coming from the counties, Thursday’s elections are vital for the leading candidates. Presidential hopefuls have been campaigning vigorously across the country, especially in key regions like Nairobi, Coast, Nyanza, Central, and Rift Valley, where the majority of votes are concentrated. The eight presidential candidates are Doris Petra, Barry Otieno, Hussein Mohamed, Tom Alila, Chris Amimo, Cleopha Shimanyula, Sammy Owino, and Sam Ochola.The results will reveal whether their efforts to secure support have paid off as they head into the final stretch of the election on December 7.Salim Babu to lead Kenya U17 team in Uganda
