Talanta FC head coach Ken Kenyatta has had his say on the refereeing standards tussle that has engulfed the Football Kenya Federation Premier League recently.Officiating in the FKFPL has hit an arguably all-time low this season, with top coaches coming out to call out some of the calls made by the referees in league matches.With no live coverage, referees in the FKFPL and NSL are openly doing crazy things this season. At least @NrbCityStars records all its matches & we can review such weird calls, what about the other teams that do not? pic.twitter.com/DeR7jZIuJR— Jeff Kinyanjui (@Nyash88) March 7, 2022 Recently, Tusker FC Coach Robert Matano was on record calling out poor officiating after his side was denied what he claimed an outright goal in their match against Gor Mahia at Ruaraka earlier this month.Beleaguered FIFA referee pleads innocent amid suspect officiating claims leveled against herCommenting on the issue, Kenyatta acknowledged that by the fact that the complaints were coming from different people, it means that there is a concern for what is being discussed, and called on the officials to strive to avoid making obvious errors.”You saw what happened, Matano (Robert) was complaining. Many others too. It affects all of us (FKFPL clubs). We depend on them (referees) because without them the game is incomplete. We give them respect and ask them to be good at their work. Even though there are eventualities that are arising, it is normal in life and I believe they can avoid it,” Kenyatta told Talanta TV.Football stakeholders cry foul on officiating in Kenyan leagues amid claims of match fixing
