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The Kenya Premier League has suspended its activities after a court order that barred the league from proceeding was finally received by the KPL. Football Kenya Federation had on Friday evening secured an injunction from the High Court barring KPL from conducting any matches, but the league body went ahead with seven fixtures because it had not been served.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were served early in the morning and we are currently preparing documentation to challenge the court order. As it stands now, we cannot hold any league matches until the case is heard so we are hoping that that it happens as soon as possible,\u201d KPL CEO Jack Oguda said to the Daily Nation.<\/p>\n
The order states: \u201cIt is hereby ordered that the Defendants\/Respondents be and are hereby restrained by way of injunction from hosting, commencing, starting, running, managing or in any other way conducting a parallel premier league in Kenya in the name of the Kenyan Premier League or in any other name for 14 days from today 20th February, 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Defendants are Kenyan Premier League Limited, Kenya Referees Association and the Sports Kenya. Oguda indicated that KPL plans to challenge the order in those same courts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot go against the law. I think we have a legitimate case against our challengers which we shall argue out on those same courts,\u201d Oguda said.<\/p>\n
A number of players both overseas and at home are speaking out against what they perceive as selfishness and incompetence on the part of the parties involved in the current tug of war.<\/p>\n
Last week, Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama urged the feuding parties to find common ground for the sake of the game.
\n\u201cFor the sake of our beloved game, FKF & KPL is time to think about the future generation, players and their family who depend on football to earn a living. Let us unite and speak as one and raise the Kenyan flag into the next level,\u201d the Southampton midfielder posted on his Twitter handle.
\nFormer captain Dennis Oliech also weighed in.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough is enough, we will not see football being destroyed in Kenya and the dreams of the youth extinguished. Let\u2019s all stand up for justice in football,\u201d Oliech posted on his wall.<\/p>\n
And Monday, Stars and Lillestrom goalkeeper Arnold Origi launched a scathing attack on FKL and KPL.<\/p>\n
In a hard-hitting post, Origi termed the two bodies \u201cselfish\u201d, while challenging his fellow footballers to stand up and fight for their rights.<\/p>\n
Local players led by Bandari goalkeeper accused stakeholders of putting their livelihood in peril. They vowed to lead fans in a demo to get the current officials banned from football if the issue is not resolved.
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