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Namwamba reads riot act to FKF despite Fifa pardon

Sports CS Ababu Namwamba

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamb addresses journalists at his Maktaba Kuu office in Nairobi on November 28, 2022.

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Namwamba said that the judicial processes involving FKF President Nick Mwenda will proceed, warning that the government will not condone any corruption activities at FKF and any other sports federation in the country
  • Namwamba was addressing the media at his office at Maktaba Kuu, Nairobi moments after Fifa lifted the suspension it imposed on Kenya on February 24 this year
  • Namwamba said he will meet the FKF executive next week to discuss the way forward after Kenya missed out big on the international scene for the last one year

Cabinet Secretary for Sports Ababu Namwamba has warned that the lifting of the ban by the World football governing body, Fifa, isn’t a passport for corruption activities at Football Kenya Federation (FKF).

Namwamba said that the judicial processes involving FKF President Nick Mwenda will proceed, warning that the government will not condone any corruption activities at FKF and any other sports federation in the country.