By Gilbert Wandera

Football Kenya has suspended Dagoretti Santos coach Nixon Onywanda for three months for alleged misconduct.

Onyawanda is the elder brother of national team Harambee Stars and French Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre striker, Denis Oliech, who had a spat with the FKL last week over his defence of four Mathare United players locked out of the national team for World Cup qualifying match against Tunisia on March 28.

Four other players from the club have also been suspended for a similar duration.

In a letter addressed to the club, Football Kenya Secretary General Sammy Obingo accused the suspended coach and players of being involved in a scuffle that led to the abandonment of their two matches last month.

The incidences were involving matches against Bidco United and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

Stiffer penalties

Obingo warned that Onywanda must not be engaged by any club in the country during the period of his suspension.

The suspended players are, Salim Odhiambo, Samuel Ndungu, Nelson Njoroge and Robert Warii.

The association has reprimanded two players from Santos, Juma Ogutu and Bernard Miriti.

Obingo warned the five any other involvement in a similar incident in future will be met with stiffer penalties.

He also threatened that the club which is associated with Oliech risk being kicked out of the Nationwide league should they be involved in a similar incident in future.

Elsewhere, Karura hammered Black Mamba 5-2 in an FKL Nationwide division two match at the weekend.

Black Mamba and Pwani Oil fought to a 2-2 tie in another match also at the weekend.

Other results: Gunners 2 Super Eagles 0, Amani Yassets 2 Fc Nationale 2, Admiral 3 Congo United 0, Karura 1 Amani Yassets 2, Congo United 3 Super Eagles 0, Green Berets 1 Nationale 0 and KNH 3 JKUAT 1.

Finance committee

This is the first time this season that FKL are taking serious action against club officials and players featuring in the lower league whose winners will qualify for next year’s Premier League.

Elsewhere, FKL has named members of its Finance Committee.

The committee will be chaired by Titus Kasuve, who also doubles up as the company’s senior vice-chairman. Ali Agil of Premier League side KCB will also serve on the committee.

The Finance Committee shall monitor the financial management and advise the Executive Committee regarding financial matters and assets management.

It will also analyse the budget of FKL and the financial statements prepared bythe Secretary General and submit them to the Executive Committee for approval.

FKL announced yesterday that they have finalised appointments to all their standing committees which begin work immediately.

The company announced that the committees will be governed by the following statutes.

*The Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the Standing Committees shall be members of the Executive Committee.

Most of those appointed would come from FK Branches, Clubs and some selected members of the Public.

All Standing Committees of FK, except the Judicial bodies, are governed by the following provisions from the FK Statutes:-

1.1 The Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the Standing Committees shall be members of the Executive Committee with the exception of those for the Internal Audit Committee who may not belong to the Executive Committee.

The members of each Standing Committee shall be appointed by the Executive

Committee on the proposal of the members of FKL or the National Chairman

of FKL. The Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen and the Members of the Standing

Committees shall be designated for a term of four years of office.

1.2 Each Chairman shall represent his Committee and conduct business in

compliance with the relevant organization regulations drawn by the

Executive Committee.

1.3 Each Committee shall fix the dates of meetings in collaboration with

the Secretary General, ensure that all tasks are carried out and report

back to the Executive Committee.

1.4 Each Committee may propose amendments to its regulations to the

Executive Committee.

2.The work of the Finance Committee as stated in the FK Statutes is as

follows:-

The Finance Committee shall monitor the financial management and advise

the Executive Committee as financial matters and assets management. It

shall analyze the budget of FKL and the financial statements prepared by

the Secretary General and submit them to the Executive Committee for

approval. It shall consist of a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman and four

Members.