The Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) is set to rule on the status of promotions and relegations in the top leagues later today. Whichever way Justice John Ohaga’s pendulum swings, the swing will probably be met with a lot of criticism from the parties that will not be favored by the decision.##NAJAVA_MECA_6869054##In mid-November, the Sports Dispute Tribunal (SDT) issued an interim order of injunction to Football Kenya Federation (FKF) staying the decision by the FKF National Executive Committee (NEC) voiding the 2021/22 campaign, halting promotions and relegations in the FKF Premier League, National Super League, Women Premier League, Men’s Division One, and Women’s Division One leagues.FKF declares 2021/2022 seasons null and void, set dates for new campaignsThe petition was granted in November after APS Bomet and Kona Rangers, teams that were supposed to be promoted to the FKF Premier League and National Super League (NSL) respectively, filed an application to declare the resolutions made by the FKF NEC on 9th November 2022 as null and void.Earlier, FKF had confirmed that the 2021/2022 seasons in the FKF Premier League, the second tier National Super League and the Kenya Women Premier League, Men and Women Division One league be declared null and void.Blow as Sports Dispute Tribunal orders against FKF decision on promotions and relegationsIn a statement signed by Chief Executive Officer Barry Otieno, the country’s football governing body passed the news of the declaration as it also confirmed that there will be neither promotion nor relegation in the mentioned leagues, something that prompted the petitioners to seek legal redress from the SDT.Mathare United and Vihiga Bullets are the teams that have been affected by the decision in the FKFPL while APS Bomet, Fortune Sacco, Gusii FC, and Kajiado FC, formerly Dandora Love, are caught up in the melee in the NSL.Caretaker Committee had no powers to bypass FKF Judicial bodies, SDT rulesKona Rangers, Mayenje Santos, Dimba Patriots, MTG United, Kibera Soccer, Royal Starlets FC, Bunyore Starlets, Kisumu All-Stars, and Kangemi Ladies are the other teams from other leagues affected.In August, the SDT had ruled that the FKF Caretaker Committee and the FKF Transition Committee by extension had no authority to by-pass the FKF standing committees in executing their mandate, poking holes on whether they ran the leagues as per the FKF constitution.
