Aspirants, eyeing leadership positions at Gor Mahia, can rest easy after the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) ordered the reopening of registration for candidates and the reduction of nomination fees.This is after three aspirants: the club’s current treasurer, Dolfina Odhiambo, former treasurer Sally Bolo, and Philip Dalmas Nyakwana filed a petition in the Tribunal.The three moved to the SDT to protest, among others, the short notice by the election board for candidates to submit their nominations, which in turn locked out candidates.The claimants were also aggrieved by the nomination fees, which they termed exorbitant and way higher than even what the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) charges for national elections.##NAJAVA_MECA_8841652##Odhiambo is eyeing the Chairperson seat while Bolo is hoping to be elected as a Vice Chairperson.Nyakwana is pursuing the position of Honorary Treasurer at the club.Initially, candidates vying for Chairperson were expected to pay Ksh 500,000 as nomination fees, with Vice Chairpersons’ aspirants parting with Ksh 450,000.Kakamega Homeboyz warned against fielding Patrick MatasiThose interested in being the Secretary General and Honorary Treasurer were to part with Ksh 400,000.In a ruling by the SDT on Wednesday, 9 April 2025, the three-member panel comprising Benard Murunga, Gabriel Ouko, and Peter Ochieng, ordered the First Respondent to re-open the Nomination Process and give all the members interested in contesting for positions up to 11th April 2025 at 1.00 pm to complete the Nomination Formalities, including the payment of the Nomination Fees and the Submission of the relevant documentation.STARS ABROAD: Harambee Stars duo win cup in ArmeniaFurther, the Tribunal directed that the Nomination Fees shall be revised as follows:(a) Chairman – Kshs. 150,000(b) Vice Chair – Kshs. 125,000(c) Treasurer and Secretary – Kshs. 100,000Meanwhile, members who have paid the excess nomination fee should be refunded, whilst the club was directed to facilitate or underwrite any deficit in the election budget to enable the elections to proceed as scheduled on the set date of 13th April 2025.The elections will be held on Sunday, 13 April at the Nyayo Stadium Basketball Court.
