Football Kenya Federation (FKF) presidential aspirant Sam Nyamweya has faulted the Ministry of Sports for the ongoing financial problems faced by football in the country.
The administrator has revealed he pleaded with the Ministry to bail out clubs from the Sports Fund kitty which would have been the best way of ensuring players do not suffer.
"I have, from early 2019, been pleading with the Government of Kenya and the Ministry of Sports through the Sports, Arts and Social development fund to consider giving grants of between KSh15 to KSh30 million for each of the 18 Kenyan Premier League (KPL) clubs to cushion them against the harsh economic times and the challenges brought about by Covid-19 pandemic, which has put restrictions to sporting activities,” Nyamweya said in a signed statement obtained by Goal.