The country was all ears hoping Football Kenya Federation and the Kenyan Premier League Ltd would hammer a deal to settle dispute over whether the top-tier football league would have 16 or 18 teams.
In fact, after Sports Cabinet Hassan Wario had ordered for fresh talks between the two at the Southern Sun Hotel, Westlands, all eyes were trained on the chimney of the five-star hotel. In the end, however, there was no white smoke billowing out of the venue.