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Referees demand ‘independent’ arbiter

Football

By FeverPitch Team | Oct 07, 2015

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**FKF Presidential candidate Gor Semelong’o, Kenya Football Referees Association (KEFORA) Chairman GMT Ottieno after addressing press conference in Nairobi on Oct. 2, 2015. [PHOTO:DENNIS OKEYO]**

Referees have joined candidates for the forthcoming Football Kenya Federation (FKF) elections in demanding a level playing ground.

Kenya Football Referees Association (KFRA) Chairman GMT Ottieno said the referees, who have a vote in the election, won’t allow “a selected electoral board”. “We demand an independent electoral board to run the exercise, not a committee hand-picked by (FKF President) Nyamweya,” he told FeverPitch. Candidates for the top seat, Gor Semelang’o and Nick Mwendwa, have also called for a level playing field.

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