Kenya: Hussein Not Moved By IEB Stringent Condition

Nairobi Star (Nairobi)

Stanley Magut

30 March 2011

Extreme Sports CEO Hussein Muhammed has said he will not bow to stringent conditions imposed on the aspirants vying for the chairmanship of the national football association. While on his tour of the North Rift last weekend, Hussein said the Independent Electoral Board (IEB) should not impose conditions that will scuttle football management in Kenya. “Let the credible candidates be elected. This is not the time to introduce regulations that will bar eligible candidates from contesting. The move will only pave way to opportunists to take over again,” Hussein said.

Hussein said all the football stakeholders should be involved in streamlining of the conditions required for the coming elections. “Few people sat down in camera and decided to come up with these conditions saying an aspirant should deposit Sh2m with the IEB, be above 35 years old and be a university degree holder,” he said.

“This will undermine the state of football in the country. He urged IEB to state the date for elections and enable them to prepare. During his campaign in the North Rift, he promised to revamp the state of football in Kenya through the amendment of Kenya’s football constitution, uphold professionalism and put in place structures that will help develop the industry.

“I will amend the constitution to enable devolution of football resources and this will pave way for good governance in Kenya’s number one sport,” he promised.

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