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A Statement From CAF has been released regarding the latest developments in the Kenyan Football Circles.
CAF has noted with concern reports in Kenya media on the developments in the country including the alleged arrest of Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa.
"CAF has noted the letter from FIFA to the Government authorities in Kenya on the concerns regarding the independence of the Football Kenya Federation highlighted in recent weeks. CAF supports the position of FIFA on the matter and will avail itself to meet relevant stakeholders in Kenya to discuss solutions to the current impasse in this regard. CAF is deeply concerned about the situation and the manner in which the situation is unfolding and notes all the allegations that have been made,"read the statement.
"CAF is committed to good governance in African football administration. At this stage, we will not make any further comments until we have full understanding of the entire picture. CAF together with FIFA are monitoring the situation."
Meanwhile a report by investigators has lifted the lid on operations at FKF. The report by the multi-agency team details questionable cash transfers, withdrawals from bank accounts – some way above Central Bank of Kenya limit guidelines - and in several instances by unauthorised individuals.
It also contains details of 14 bank accounts bearing the same names, in the same bank at Thika Road Mall where money was deposited into personal accounts of some officials. More intriguing to the investigators was the discovery of two accounts that FKF officials had allegedly failed to disclose.
According to the report an FKF employee, who is not among the signatories of the federation’s finances, has withdrawn a total of Sh29,502,709. A huge chunk of the withdrawals ended up in personal accounts of an FKF official, who then distributed the money to a group of people within the football establishment. For instance, on March 26 this year, the employee, who is not an authorised signatory, withdrew Sh4,703,585 from one of FKF’s accounts at a bank at Thika Road Mall – an amount way above the Central Bank of Kenya’s Sh999,999 at the time.
The inspectors also found what they term as “fictitious transfers" amounting to Ksh8.5 million that was then deposited into the personal account of an FKF official between March 4 and May 6 this year.
On March 3, Ksh5 million was withdrawn from FKF bank account and indicated as "debt repayment" without indicating who the payee was. On May 6, Ksh1 million was transferred to the official’s name. According to the report, FKF failed to account for up to Ksh513,954,356 between December 18, 2017 and October 13, 2021.
The report says: "As much as FKF refers to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the Sports Act No 25 of 2013, it is not clear in any of their documents whether they actively and realistically recognise the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Sports Act, Sports Registrar Regulations of 2016 and other relevant laws all of which guide sports organisations’ operations.” It says that despite appraisal on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act No 33 of 2015, which stipulates the procedures for efficient procurement and disposal of assets, goods and services, the FKF remains averse to the Kenyan law.
The report also mentions the Sh125 million, which was part of a Sh215 million paid to the now-dissolved British firm WTS Media Group Ltd for the purchase of an outside broadcasting van which has never been delivered.