The decision by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to hold its general meeting on August 24 may just have saved the country from a potential ban by the world football governing body, FIFA.According to an insider at the federation, top FIFA officials were fed up with the constant court cases that were threatening to derail the upcoming elections and had made it clear that they would not hesitate to impose another ban.“Fifa has made it clear on several occasions that FKF elections have to be held this year and are unwilling for it to be postponed for whatever reason.”“However, the court cases were threatening to derail the process and Fifa have not hesitated to express their frustrations.”“They are tired of the whole charade, and what may have saved us is the fact that the women under-17 team has qualified for the World Cup, otherwise, we would have been banned by now,” said our source, who requested not to be named.Kenya will make history by taking part in the Fifa Women’s under-17 World Cup to be held in the Dominican Republic in October this year.Tough electoral code likely to lock candidates out of FKF pollsLast Friday, the FKF executive committee settled on August 24 as the date for the special general meeting setting off the electoral process.The general meeting will approve the electoral board and electoral code as well as set dates for the elections, which are likely to be held before December.It came on the back of several court cases that had been filed, stopping the process.Football Can: A vision for revitalizing Kenyan football takes rootIn March, the High Court stopped a scheduled Annual General Meeting (AGM), only for the matter to be withdrawn six months later.However, another court order stopped the FKF executive from holding any meetings. This order too was reversed, paving the way for the August 24 meeting.##NAJAVA_MECA_8262779##
