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Sports fraternity mourns ex-Kenya Football Chairman Maina Kariuki

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Former football boss Maina Kariuki passes on [photo courtesy]

The Kenyan football fraternity on Tuesday, August 17 paid tribute to Former Kenya Football Federation (KFF) chairman Maina Kariuki, who died on Sunday after a short illness.

Kariuki took over the running of the Kenya Football Federation from Peter Kenneth in 2000 with much promise to bring a pyramid approach to football, promoting the game from the grassroots to the national level.

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