Three match fixing suspects arrested last Friday in Roysambu, a Russian, a Ugandan and a Kenyan, have been released on a Sh300,000 bond and sureties of the same after appearing in court yesterday.
The three, Russian national Akhiad Kubiev, Ugandan Bernard Nabende and Kenyan Martin Munga Mutua appeared at the Makadara Law Courts on Monday, where they denied charges of conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to section 393 of the penal code and cheating contrary to section 315 of the penal code.
They were arrested on Friday as they met with players and officials of Nairobi City Stars, allegedly to fix their FKF Premier League match against Sofapaka played on Saturday.
Police acted on a tip off from former Kakamega Homeboyz midfielder Festo Omukoto and Nairobi City Stars CEO Patrick Korir.
Omukoto, himself serving a match fixing ban and now an ambassador of the Kenya Footballers Welfare Association (KEFWA) had been approached by the fixers to get him into contact with City Stars players to fix their game against Sofapaka on Saturday.
Omukoto then contacted City Stars CEO Patrick Korir, and the latter hatched a scheme with police officers to nab the fixers and they were arrested in Roysambu.
Football Kenya Federation had earlier on sent a statement, saying they were following the case and working with authorities and would not make any further comment.
Match fixing has been rampant in the FKF Premier League over the last few years especially with fixers targeting clubs who are struggling to pay their players.
Early February, Mathare United suspended two senior players; Alphonse Ndonye and Lennox Ogutu over the same and since then, the team has been posting good results.
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