In February this year, the tall and imposing defender made a switch from record Kenyan Premier League giants Gor Mahia, also known as “Sirkal” to newbies Kenya Police FC, the real Serikali, in a move that shocked fans.The former Kakamega Homeboyz player had returned to K’Ogalo a year earlier after a short professional stint with Nkana FC of Zambia, and was expected to steady the club’s wobbling ship.”I was looking for a secure job,” Shakava told Mozzart Sport, “Gor Mahia is a club I love and played for all those years, but I really wanted to secure my future,” he added.Before moving to Nkana in 2019, Shakava helped Gor Mahia win five KPL titles plus a host of other honours, including a quarterfinals appearance in the CAF Confederation Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_6588010##Promoted to the KPL a season ago, Kenya Police FC have emerged as a favourite destination for most talents, thanks to the promise of a permanent employment as a police officer. ‘It’s a matter of days,’ Nick Mwendwa hints at return to football managementShakava has been juggling between playing football and police training, which he describes as “very tough.”He has so far covered preliminary trainings at the Recruit Training School (RTS) in Embakasi and further trainings at the dreaded Magadi Field Training.”While at Embakasi, they would allow us to break training camp over the weekends to honour league fixtures.”With “Kichaka” training in Magadi completed over the league break, Shakava is back in Embakasi for final trainings before he takes his vows to serve in December.The decision to join police service he says was personal, and “my family did not influence me in anyway, even though they support me.”Shakava still has ambitions of playing professionally outside the country and he says his contract with Kenya Police FC allows him to make such a move if an opportunity arises.
