Short insight - On the forthcoming FKF elections:

I am not sure what television debates are supposed to accomplish. Recently there was one on a leading TV station that paraded some people vying for the presidency of Football Kenya Federation (FKF) whose elections are slated for this coming weekend. A leading FKF presidential candidate was absent and being the incumbent that has faced a barrage of criticism recently over a seemingly lackadaisical attitude towards the national team the Harambee Stars whenever they are called up for national duty, this was an eye brow raising moment!

The delegates from the various branches of FKF across the country are the only ones that shall be voting in these upcoming elections and this therefore begs the question why the debate had to be televised on live national TV while less than 100 people shall participate in the actual election while the rest of us sit back in blissful ignorance until the results are announced.

Against a backdrop of a mediocre performance by the national team, an ongoing blame game about who is responsible for the mess in Kenyan football and allegations of corruption at high levels in matters football you would have expected that the incumbent would be present to vocally defend his tenure and provide some insights into how he shall manage the football affairs of this country if he were to be voted into his second term of office. His absence however is thought provoking given that he is a seasoned politician who many love to hate for his shenanigans and well known machinations leaving him perennially ahead of the pack to the chagrin of all.

Perhaps he decided that he has no time for a debate with his opponents where skeletons would be exposed to the public, or a pressing matter requiring his personal involvement suddenly and inconveniently came up or maybe he has a trick or two up his sleeve that he needed to use while his opponents were holed up in a debate at Nation Centre studios. We shall probably never know!!

I am not sure if the platform given to the FKF candidates via a live TV debate shall sway any votes their way because knowing the voting psyche in Kenya today, the highest bidder always carries the day and it won’t surprise me if the guy that was absent at the debate recently carries the day!