{"id":9327,"date":"2017-02-07T14:36:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T14:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/?p=9327"},"modified":"2017-02-07T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T14:39:32","slug":"fkf-now-suspends-kpl-and-its-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/fkf-now-suspends-kpl-and-its-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"FKF now suspends KPL and its officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/gormahia.net\/images\/sportpesa-logo.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"348\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FKF chairman Nick Mwendwa has announced that the Kenya Premier League has been suspended until further notice. In addition, foru KPL officials have been suspended for bringing the game into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKPL and FKF have been at war for over 14 years. We have been doing this over and over again and we can\u2019t keep extending these wars,\u201d infuriated Mwendwa said according to Capital Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Those who will face disciplinary hearings are KPL Chief Executive Officer Jack Oguda, Chairman James Musyoki, his vice Ambrose Rachier and Mathare United chairman Bob Munro for going against the federation\u2019s directives despite being part of the JEC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFKF disciplinary committee will follow due process and summon individuals to be heard and they will pass a ruling after for us to implement. The three have brought the game into disrepute. We take serious exceptions as a federation in what KPL said in their statement as well as Rachier\u2019s letter going against clear directives,\u201d Mwendwa railed.<\/p>\n<p>Mwendwa is infuriated because KPL announced league fixtures that excluded Zoo Kericho, Nakumatt, Vihiga United and KCB whom Mwendwa had announced were promoted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese same people have been at the JEC when we sat and agreed things and now they are going against the very same things we reached resolutions on. Those are blatant lies they are spreading and we can\u2019t as a federation accept because we have facts. There are consequences when you don\u2019t follow regulation,\u201d Mwendwa said.<\/p>\n<p>Instead the schedule included Sofapaka and Muhoroni Youth who were demoted for not meeting CAF licensing guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did our regulations and sent to CAF who approved that if you don\u2019t have a club license by end of year 2016, you shall be relegated. I have the details of the AGM meeting. Item number 14 we voted on the proposal to adopt club licensing regulation. We got 70 votes against zero. If a club is not licensed, it will not be in the top tier league,\u201d Mwendwa affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>KPL clubs have been against league expansion to 18 teams. Rachier has noted that this means less money for each team. According to Capital Sports,\u00a0 Mwendwa also said the financial implication was agreed on at Sh36mn and FKF is expected to deposit Sh24mn to KPL by April.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mwendwa was at pains to substantiate allegations that both Nakumatt FC and Zoo Kericho had offered to add Sh10mn each to the agreed Sh36mn kitty to cater for an 18-team league, creating a clear conflict of interest as they will benefit from the league expansion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is wrong with that?\u201d Mwendwa posed when asked about the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/gormahia.net\/latest\/news\/fkf-now-suspends-kpl-and-its-officials\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FKF chairman Nick Mwendwa has announced that the Kenya Premier League has been suspended until further notice. 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