FKF or KPL? Who has the mandate to declare Kenyan champions?

Football Kenya Football (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa (in Blue) reacts during the hearing of a case challenging several aspects of the electoral code of the Football Kenya Federation Electoral board at the Nairobi law courts on February 25, 2020. [Photo/Stafford Ondego/Standard]

The Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) will on September 15 deliver a verdict as to who between the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) and the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) has the mandate to declare the Kenyan champions.

This follows a hearing via teleconferencing where KPL argued that Nick Mwendwa lacks the veto power to end the premier season, neither can he name the winner nor relegate any of the teams in the top-tier league.