Reports: Gor Mahia elections imminent

Of late there have been rumblings from some fans, some officials and potential candidates urging chairman Ambrose Rachier to hold elections.

It appears that the club has finally agreed to hold elections. This was decided at the club’s executive committee meeting held last week. Though no date has been set.

“The pressure has been there for the chairman to call for elections and he has agreed. However, the club must first comply with the Sports Act and then call for elections,” said a source to goal.com

In recent weeks, some officials have grumbled that the excuse of the sports act is being used to delay elections.

“We have information that some officials in the pretext of complying with the Sports Act, have sent names of only three officials to the registrar of sports yet we never sat anywhere and agreed on those names. What we want is election because the current term of office for this officials has ended,”

Rachier is currently busy running for FKF chairmanship which might explain why he has been reluctant to call elections.

It is not clear if he intends to defend his club chairman seat. Back in November he indicated that he would be interested in holding both positions.

“I am not leaving Gor Mahia, actually we have seen in the past presidents of the federation locally and internationally doing both jobs effectively. Even if I get the nod to head the main office, I will still be in charge at K’ogalo. I will handle both jobs because I am capable, and we at Gor Mahia still have unfinished business which we need to see its realization,” said Rachier at the time.

“It has not been easy running both the junior and senior teams, especially financially; we have had challenges considering we do not have a sponsor. The achievements realized here have not come as easy as they seem. I also thank the fans for not invading the pitch during trophy presentation, it was achieved through education, and that shows what education can do.” he continued.

When elections were last held in January of 2016, Rachier beat his closest rival Eric Adede by 808 votes to 445 votes. Chris Omondi was elected Secretary general by beating TJ Oriko. Omondi has gone AWOL after having once quit citing frustrations.

Were elections to be held today, if Rachier were to run, he would likely beat Adede by a larger margin. Rachier for all his faults has steered Gor Mahia to 3 titles, two second place finishes and two cup wins. Adede is an unknown quantity. He has no record of managing any aspect of the club or even a branch of the club.

However what Gor Mahia needs most is not elections nor compliance with the sports act. What the club needs most is to find efficient ways to boost its financial position and to modernize its constitution.