Football Kenya Federation’s Transition Ad Hoc Committee has laid bare the stinking state of the federation, raising questions over the former regime’s mode of operation.
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has revealed the deep rot at the federation following a report presented by the Transition Ad Hoc Committee.
FKF formed the committee to look into the operations of the federation and came up with some startling findings regarding the Nick Mwendwa-led federation that ran Kenyan football for nearly nine years.
As per the report’s findings, FKF is in an organization choking on debt, burdened with several legal disputes while some employees were fraudulently hired.
The committee discovered that FKF does not have approved Human Resource policies and procedures, leading to inconsistencies and inefficiencies in recruitment, employment contracts and payroll management.
Mariga will chare the seven-man comitee to guide the new Federation under new President Hussein Mohammed during this critical transitional period phase.
“A disturbing pattern of potential fraud and irregular recruitment practices was identified. Employment contracts were found to lack basic security features and were irregularly signed, raising concerns over their authenticity,” says the report from the committee.
“There is no defined salary grading system, causing pay inconsistencies and dissatisfaction among employees,” the report adds, while recommending a full forensic audit to verify the authenticity of contracts, an overhaul of HR policies, and the introduction of a standardized salary grading system.
Meanwhile, the committee, which was led by FKF vice president McDonald Mariga, has recommended the establishment of clear merit-based promotion policies for referees, a comprehensive code of conduct and an enhanced focus on training and capacity-building to improve professionalism and initiate a legislative process aimed at addressing match fixing in the long term.
“This should include clear legal frameworks, severe penalties for offenders and a dedicated legal committee to oversee this effort. Collaboration with law enforcing agencies will be critical in addressing these menaces,” says the committee, which is alive to the fact that there exists bribery and lack of professionalism among match officials, leading to match fixing.
The committee then laid bare the sorry financial situation at FKF, saying the federation has 16 bank accounts, most of which do not have specific purposes, while the federation’s debt amount to Ksh383,940,846.
“This includes debts with external agencies and service providers, which pose a significant financial risk to the federation. There is a marked disparity in the funding allocated to women’s, youth and men’s football, with men’s football receiving the bulk of funding leaving women’s and youth football underfunded,” said the committee, which has recommended consolidating FKF’s bank accounts, restructuring its debts, a thorough in-depth forensic audit and increasing funding for women’s and youth football.
Further, FKF has 21 ongoing cases, which include disputes over previous elections, unpaid legal fees, and other contractual matters.
FKF boss Hussein Mohammed believes the committee’s recommendations will offer a clear path forward in terms of bringing reforms and restoring transparency, accountability and professionalism within the federation.
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