Drama as former FKF boss Mwendwa is rearrested
There was drama today in the corridors of power after suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Chief Nick Mwendwa was rearrested a day after a Nairobi court dropped corrupt charges levelled against him.
Mwendwa, 43, was rearrested on the basis that the investigating officers have fresh evidence and is set to appear in court next week to face fresh charges of misappropriating Sh38million.
“The prosecution has since reviewed the additional evidence, and applied for summons against Mwendwa,” senior assistant director of public prosecutions Joseph Riungu said in a statement.
Mwendwa was first arrested in November after the Kenyan government disbanded the FKF and set up a caretaker committee to run football over the alleged financial impropriety during his tenure.
However, the trial which was yet to start failed to produce witnesses to testify in the case.
Following his ouster and disbanding of the FKF, Kenya was suspended by football’s world governing body FIFA in February over government interference in the running of the sport.
At the same time the government set up a committee to run football with Justice Aaron Ringera given the authority to bring back sanity in the federation.
Due to the political wrangles Kenya was excluded from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers which kicked off in June, and cannot host or play in any international matches under the FIFA ban.
Mwendwa is expected to take a plea on July 11, 2022 and has since denied all allegations levelled against him.
