Kenya Football battle royale set to commence as Shollei hopes to stop FKF SGM

by
Collins Okinyo
September 17, 2014

By Joel Mutimbo,

Just hours after announcing on his facebook that he had given up his fight and quest to see him resume as the defacto ELected Vice Chairman of FKF, Sammy Shollei sprung a suprise sending a letter through his advocate Ekuru Aukot and Company Advocates to FKF seeking to stop the upcoming SGM that was scheduled to endorse another Vice Chairman to permanetly remove Sholei who was indefinately suspended.

The letter from Aukot was strong in it terms :

“Our clients enjoy unfettered rights and discretion to exercise their right to legal redress in the courts of law. Take notice therefore that our instructions are to demand from you, which we hereby do, the immediate and unconditional suspension of the Special General Meeting and immediate reinstatement of our clients in their rightful positions in the Football Kenya Federation” Lawyer Aukot letter to FKF read in part.

“‘Take further notice that you have 24 hours to respond and any ill-advised or misconceived action that may be instituted by yourself to the detriment of our client shall leave our clients with no option but to institute legal proceedings against you at your own cost and peril, the letter further read”it further read.

Shollei has for the past one year waged war on his suspension which he termed as unconstitutional and brought about through malice.It will be interesting to see how FKF react in the turn of events in what shapes to be a bruising battle in the law courts what FIFA does not accept in its statutes.

Sam Shollei was validly elected in 2011 October as the Vice Chairman shortly after a fall out with the President Sam Nyamweya a plan was quickly hatched to close all federation doors to him with a raft of suspensions and thereafter expulsion.

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Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com