Ababu Namwamba on track to resolve the football standoff

Sports CS Ababu Namwamba. [Jonah Onyango, Standard, Standard]

Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba should not relent on his quest to clean up the mess in Kenyan football. The CS has indicated willingness to engage world football governing body, Fifa, and local stakeholders on the ban.

For nearly a year, football has been relegated to boardrooms and, by extension, watching foreign leagues on TV. But a window of hope has illuminated our beautiful game thanks to Ababu's swift move. We expect normalcy to resume if the resolutions from Thursday's meeting with Kenyan Premier League clubs are implemented immediately. Ababu started the process by engaging Fifa officials and bringing on board suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) officials.