The FKF Electoral Board on Thursday 26 September published the official elections road map and guidelines, ahead of the 2024 polls.The five-member board, which was unveiled on Monday 23 September, promised to publish all information regarding the FKF elections, one of their hurdles towards conducting what everyone hopes will be a “free, fair, and transparent” poll.FKF unveils Electoral Board set to conduct polls by end of the yearAmong the big takeaways from the roadmap, is that the national elections will be conducted on Saturday 7 December 2024, with an outcome expected on the same day.The publication of the full list of national election delegates (who will be tasked with the actual voting nationally), will be done by the Electoral Board on Saturday 23 November 2024, which is the due date.In the detailed timeline, the publication of eligible clubs and delegates to take part in the polls will be done by the end of September, before coming up with a final list (after potential disputes) on 10 October.##NAJAVA_MECA_8361361##Notably, a preliminary list of County, National Executive Committee (NEC), and Presidential candidates will be published on Monday 21 October, with the county elections taking place on Saturday 9 November.Here is the full timeline:Altered GuidelinesAs called for in August’s Special General Meeting, the FKF Electoral Board has published an amended FKF Electoral Code, conspicuously adhering to the unanimous vote by the delegates.The alterations, which mirror what Tusker Chairman Charles Gacheru proposed on the floor on Saturday 24 August, specifically affect Section 4.2 of the 2019/2020 code.Football Kenya Federation to conduct elections in accordance with amended elections codeAs per the amendments, candidate eligibility for all elective posts – President and Vice President, NEC members, and county or branch officials – will be based upon their active roles in football (either as a player, member of an official of FKF), for “two of the last five years.”The significant amendment from “active participation in football for three of the last four years” thus presents a “wide net” for candidates interested in running for the polls.Hussein Mohammed content with outcomes of FKF Special General MeetingAlso altered in the section are subsections (iv) and (v), which were in the SGM referred to as “hygiene changes” since they also appear in the broad elections guidelines.For a candidate to vie for the above posts, however, they “must be a Kenyan citizen by birth.”As per the “old” code, the requirement read: “Each candidate must be a Kenyan citizen who must have attained the age of eighteen years.”The FKF Electoral Board said at the end: “As per our mandate, we are committed to overseeing free and fair elections within the statutory framework of both the FKF and FIFA statutes. In this regard, the calendar has been developed to ensure an efficient process and updates will be continuously communicated to participants and posted on the website in time for scrutiny.”The five members of the board include Chairman Hesbon Owilla, Secretary Marceline Sande, Dan Mule, Alfred Nganga, and James Waindi.There was no any mention of an independent body – IEBC – potentially helping the board run the polls.
