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Football Kenya Federation presidential hopeful Hussein Mohammed is playing his cards close to his chest in a bid to overcome the hurdles placed in his way by his current office.
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidential hopeful Hussein Mohammed has opted against a confrontation approach as he seeks to unseat incumbent Nick Mwendwa in the forthcoming elections.
Mohammed is already facing resistance from the current office holders who have declared him ineligible to attend this Saturday’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) that will set the roadmap for the elections among other things.
The Extreme Sports CEO has been nominated by FKF Premier League side Murang’a Seal as their representative at the AGM but FKF responded by saying he is not qualified to attend.
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12:45 - 13.03.2024
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Murang'a Seal insists that Hussein Mohammed will represent them at FKF AGM defying FKF's claim of his ineligibility, citing constitutional rights and governance issues.
While Murang’a Seal boss Robert Macharia has insisted Mohammed is their only representative and will attend the AGM, the latter is playing his cards close to his chest.
“I have not announced my candidature anywhere, the day for politics will come. Right now, we need peace in the game,” Mohammed told the media on Wednesday.
“It is a bit premature to talk about the elections, we need to wait for the AGM and after the roadmap is set, then we will talk about it.
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16:57 - 11.03.2024
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“I am an official of Murang’a Seal and I have every right to attend any meeting that is called upon and the AGM is one of them.”
Hussein claims he only wants to attend the AGM so that he can help provide solutions to what is ailing Kenyan football even if his presence does not sit well with the powers that be.
“I am very concerned with the impunity with which the federation is operating. You cannot threaten people every day, you have no right to do so. Football belongs to all of us. We must unite for our football to grow,” said Mohammed.
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“Football is a unifying factor and the moment you start going back on other stakeholders or clubs, then you are defeating the core purpose of what football is meant to be.
“All our clubs are suffering and we need solutions to all these problems and we were hoping that the AGM could have been the best platform for us to be able to move forward and look at areas that need correction. That is the reason I wanted to attend the AGM. How else do you fix a problem if you do not attend the meetings?”
The Super 8 tournament founder says he has a lot of solutions to the game which he hopes to share at the AGM but wants an all-inclusive meeting free of threats and intimidation.
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“It is not just us, we have realised that most of the NSL teams that we sponsor are now being threatened,” he added.
“We got some sponsorship for them but because they appeared at our event, they are being removed from list of attendance of the AGM which is sad.
“We had a few branch chairmen who attended our meetings like from Nyamira and Elgeyo Marakwet and they are all now on the chopping board.”
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Mohammed’s assertions that he has not declared his candidature appears designed to avoid more hurdles before the electoral process is put in motion but whether it will quell the current standoff remains to be seen.
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