FKF President Nick Mwendwa has hit out at presidential aspirants who have filed cases in court that have been curtailing the federation’s elections for months now.Over the past year, there have been court cases seeking to stop various processes necessary for the elections to be held with presidential aspirant Sammy ‘Kempes’ Owino in particular lodging a case at the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) and Tom Alila at the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT).Kenya at a loss as Manchester United’s Andre Onana makes promise to UgandaSpeaking after presenting his nomination papers as Doris Petra’s (the current vice-president) running mate for FKF presidency, the former Kariobangi Sharks chairman wondered how an aspirant in court can present nomination papers for an election he seeks to halt.“These people have been going to court since March. They have lost all the cases there and have now decided to vie. Ask Tom Alila what he has gone to do in court yet he has come to the board to also present himself as a candidate,” said Mwendwa.##NAJAVA_MECA_8415844##The candidature of Petra and Mwendwa is a swap of the incumbent presidency aimed at navigating the term limits set out in the Sports Act 2010.The FKF honcho urged other aspirants to go to the grassroots and seek votes instead of spending more time in the corridors of justice. The pair was escorted by a good number of current NEC members backing their candidature.Revealed: Hundreds of thousands paid by FKF presidential candidates to clear for elections“I am also encouraging all aspirants to go out there and look for votes. They might be finished as you continue going to court. You might be in court and the votes are over.”The 45-year-old also said that the increased number of aspirants in the forthcoming election is an indicator of the good image that they have created in the management of football.##NAJAVA_MECA_8415837##“We are getting record numbers coming into FKF and vying for various positions which shows the work we have done to create a better product,” he added.Further, the techpreneur also defended the FKF Electoral Board from accusations of bias towards the candidature of the incumbents terming the complainants as ‘nuisances’.Kenyan midfielder hoping to complete move to Sweden this month“Everyone is treated well by the Electoral Board. I think the people complaining are just a nuisance and nuisance people fall away after some time. I am expecting Tom Alila to withdraw the case as he has not been granted any orders.”The national FKF elections will be held on Saturday 7 December and will be preceded by the county polls set for Saturday 9 November.
