Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa (45) has ended uncertainty surrounding his position on whether he will defend the top seat during the upcoming FKF national elections slated for 7 December, 2024.Having already served for the mandatory two terms in office, Mwendwa is ineligible to contest again as per the FKF constitution but has exclusively told Flashscore that his name will be on the ballot for the upcoming exercise seeking a third term.”I will defend my seat,” he said when asked if he would be running again but could not divulge what laws would allow him to be on the ballot.”I will present my nomination papers (for contesting) to the FKF Electoral Board on Monday, 14 October.”Sports CS Murkomen speaks on contentious FKF term limit ahead of electionsMwendwa was elected as the President of FKF on 10 February, 2016 in his first stab at the top seat after garnering 50 out of the possible 77 votes at Kasarani Gymnasium to take over the reins from Sam Nyamweya, who had served one term of office.In regards to football elections in Kenya, Mwendwa became the 14th elected football boss since Independence.He retained his seat in the next election held on October 17th, 2020 after polling 77 of the possible 85 votes.In being FKF President, he has had to deal with critics, who have always pointed out a conflict of interest as he always maintained an association with his club Kariobangi Sharks.FKF promise not to lock out any eligible candidate from contesting in upcoming electionsIn September 2018, Mwendwa threw his hat in the ring for a FIFA Council seat alongside four other candidates from the Confederation of African Football countries.He later stepped down due to what he termed was influenced by “politics on the floor.”Days after his re-election in October 2020, Mwendwa yet again declared interest in vying for the same seat but once again backed down prior to the election held in March 2022.##NAJAVA_MECA_8388511##Last Friday, Kakamega Homeboyz chairman Cleophas Shimanyula entered the race for the top seat taking the number of aspirants including Mwendwa to nine.Others include FKF Premier League outfit Gor Mahia CEO Sammy Ocholla, Extreme Sports CEO Hussein Mohammed, former FKF President Sam Nyamweya, former international Sammy ‘Kempes’ Owino, former KPL CEO Jack Oguda, former FKF CEO Omondi Aduda, and former FKF Nyanza NEC member Tom Alila.FKF elections date and amended Electoral Code announced
