A total of nine chairmen will be elected unopposed during the November 9 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) county elections.The nine failed to get candidates to oppose them, according to a list of contestants released by the FKF Electoral Board on Monday.##NAJAVA_MECA_8435620##At the same time, the board has also cleared all nine candidates who will contest for the top post during the December 7 presidential elections.This comes after four presidential candidates, who had initially failed to get clearance, were eventually cleared after submitting the required documents.County chairmen who are unopposed include Kenneth Ruto from Baringo, Maurice Ogweno from Homabay, Denis Murimi from Kirinyaga, Samuel Mwongela from Makueni, and Ismael Mohammed from Mandera.Samburu’s James Lolochom, Odha Hayesa from Tana River, Daniel Hibichu from Tharaka Nithi, and William Lokwe from Turkana are also unopposed.With nine counties unopposed, elections will be held in 39 counties. Stella Chebet, contesting for the women’s representative seat in Bomet County, is also unopposed.Austin Odhiambo on how AFC Leopards fans played part in crucial point of his careerIn Bungoma County, the treasurer Moses Nyongesa and youth representative Jack Wafula are unopposed as well.In Embu, Hellen Ndungu is unopposed for the women’s representative post, while Christopher Mburu, contesting for the position of treasurer in Kiambu County, also has no opponent.Apart from the chairman in Kirinyaga County, only one candidate is contesting for the secretary, treasurer, women’s representative, and youth representative positions, meaning Peter Muga, Stephen Mwangi, Mercy Njoki, and Dickson Wachira will all go in unopposed.In Makueni, apart from the chairman, all other candidates are also unopposed. In Nyandarua County, Bahari Arita remains unchallenged for the position of treasurer.In Samburu, Andrew Saidimu is the unopposed youth representative. In Siaya County, there will be no elections for the secretary and treasurer positions, as William Otieno and Jacob Ahenda have no opponents.’Comeback win over Homeboyz keeps our momentum for maiden league title’ – Patrick OdhiamboSimilarly, in Tharaka Nithi, all positions besides the chairman’s have only one contestant. In West Pokot, elections will be held only for the chairman’s position, as all other posts are unopposed.Nyeri County has the highest number of contestants at 16, followed by Nairobi East and West, Nakuru, and Mombasa, each with 12 contestants.A total of 34 candidates have been cleared to contest the nine National Executive Committee (NEC) positions, while five candidates will compete for the women’s representative position.Kariobangi Sharks’ Biron Otieno out for three months after fractured arm in AFC Leopards clash
