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One horse race as only Mwendwa cleared to vie for FKF presidency

The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Electoral Board has cleared Nick Mwendwa to seek another term in the upcoming elections.

The exercise of presenting papers for the top seat was conducted on Saturday at the FKF offices in Nairobi with only one candidate, the incumbent Mwendwa, handing in his papers ahead of the polls set for the end of March.

Mwendwa’s opposing candidates led by former FKF president Sam Nyamweya, Omondi Aduda, former Vihiga Governor Moses Akaranga did not turn up to present their papers.

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Flanked by his running mate, Doris Petra, Mwendwa completed the Board’s verification checkpoints and was duly awarded an acknowledgement slip after scrutiny of his relevant documents.