National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula read the riot act and urged nominee sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to crack the whip on FKF, even if it means taking a hard decision that may lead to a FIFA ban.This occurred when Murkomen appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Appointments for vetting on his suitability and credibility to head the sports docket on Saturday 3 August.##NAJAVA_MECA_8256663##Wetang’ula, who is also the chairperson of the committee, was concerned with the state of football in the country and the role of FIFA in all that. He compared it to what other African nations did when faced with similar challenges.”When FIFA continued to unreasonably interfere with the management of football in Nigeria and Cameroon, the government deliberately told them to ‘go to hell, suspend us for 2-3 years, it doesn’t matter, we will organize our sports, hold elections, have accountable leadership and will come back to you when we are ready.’ That was it.”The Speaker was aware of the consequences that such actions may bring to the game but nevertheless told Murkomen that hard decisions might have to be made for future gains.”At some point, you might just have to bite the bullet and take us in that direction because the mess we see in the management of football in this country is not going to take us anywhere,” said Wetang’ula.Tusker newboy out to make mark at clubFurther, the former Bungoma Senator went ahead to compare the state and quality of football decades ago and the current state. He wondered whether the country was making progress or going backward.”Remember the good old days of the likes of Mohammed Abbas, Josephat Murila, Onyango Jogoo, and all those greats about 20–30 years ago. We had better football in Kenya 30 years ago than we have now. If it means Kenya missing out on FIFA activities for a year, so be it,” he added.In 2021, FKF president Nick Mwendwa was arrested on allegations of corruption and arraigned in court. The aftermath was a FIFA ban on Kenya for government interference, which was lifted in late 2023 after FKF and its secretariat were reinstated.KSSSA: Mwinamo hoping to quench Musingu High School nationals title thirst
