Kariobangi Sharks head coach William Muluya has pleaded with Ababu Namwamba, who was nominated as the next Cabinet Secretary for the docket of Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts, to sort out the mess currently being witnessed in the Kenyan football scene when he officially takes office after parliamentary approval.Speaking to Mozzart Sport, Muluya beseeched Namwamba to act with urgency to restore Kenya back on the international scene after being suspended for eight months by world football governing body FIFA.Ababu Namwamba appointed Sports CS“What we hope for is a situation whereby we can go back to playing somewhere in an organized league and there is something to play for. It is some sort of a curfew for our own players and teams because it means that we are only playing within. But he (Namwamba) is a wise person and we want to back on the fact that he will use his wisdom to bring back football to where it is,” he said.FIFA suspended Kenya from its activities on February 24 following government interference in the management of football in the country when Ambassador Amina Mohammed decided to disband the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on grounds of alleged misappropriation of funds on November 11, 2021.Blow as FIFA ratifies Kenya suspensionThe Sports docket is not a new position for the former Budalangi Member of Parliament (MP) as he was Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs in 2013 where he is remembered for enactment of the long-desired Sports Act, actualizing the National Youth Council, strengthening of the National Youth Service (NYS) and Streamlining the National Youth Enterprise Fund.Just a day before his nomination, Namwambwa had already hinted at solving the stalemate, which has seen FKF-Premier League clubs vow not to compete in the 2022/23 season if it is not sanctioned by FIFA.##NAJAVA_MECA_6678018##“Harambee Stars stand banned by FIFA from international football since 25 Feb 2022. They are missing out on AFCON 2023 qualifiers among other competitions. FIFA should be robustly engaged to resolve the impasse even as this ban period is smartly used to reinvigorate local football,” he tweeted on Monday.Among the demands by FIFA for the suspension to be lifted was the restoration of the disbanded FKF and reopening of their goal project office in Kasarani.McKinstry willing Gor Mahia’s youthful cast to set up in wake of feud with seniors
