Top cop to lead Gor Mahia elections

FKF ELECTIONS Presidential aspirant of Football Kenya Federation, FkF, Ambrose Rachier at a press conference to discredit the ongoing FKF Elections and calling for a halt altogether to rectify the anomalies. Dec 4, 2015. PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD.

Gor Mahia has appointed Patrick Lumumba Adera, an Assistant Inspector General of Police to head its new electoral board.

With only a week to club elections, Ambrose Rachier (pictured), the Gor chairman announced that following the resignation of retired Justice Nicholas Ombija and two other members of the electoral board, there was need to reconstitute the a new body.

Ombija and two other memebrs of the board resigned after there were concerns from all sides about handling of the whole voters verification proces and claims of threats directed to the board memebrs.

Through a press release to newsrooms, Rachier stated that the move was to guarantee a credible and peaceful electoral process within the club.

“Mr. Lumumba, who will chair the board, is an Assistant Inspector General of Police and a respectable police officer who brings with him a wealth of experience in security management and public office administration,” the letter read in part.

At the same time, Rachier confirmed exclusively to FeverPitch that the Kenya Police Service was already investigating allegations of threat to Ombija and his team.

“As an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, I am determined to up hold the rule of law and at the same time ensure that club affairs remain above board,” said Rachier.

The new Electoral Board 1. Chairman - Patrick Lumumba Adera 2. Vice Chairman -  Ahmed Ibrahim 3. Secretary -  Kennedy Mbara 4. Treasurer -  Gichu Wahome.