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Western leaders back AFC Leopards' privatisation plans

AFC Leopards fans

AFC Leopards fans during the club's 60th anniversary celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on March 24, 2024.

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The politicians said the move will end the club’s financial difficulties
  • The President had earlier challenged the club to adopt a corporate model
  • Musalia promised to walk with the club in their transformation journey

Leaders from Western region where AFC Leopards enjoys a big following have backed the call to have the club turn into a corporate entity and allow members to buy shares.

The politicians including Chief Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Ababu Namwamba, Governors Johnson Sakaja (Nairobi) and Ken Lusaka (Bungoma), Senator Edwin Sifuna (Nairobi) and MPs Timothy Wanyonyi (Westlands), George Aladwa (Makadara) and Fred Ikana (Shinyalu) said the move will end the club’s financial difficulties.