By Agnes Amondi
The Sports Dispute Tribunal (SDT) has
temporarily suspended the decision by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to
declare Gor Mahia the 2019/20 KPL champions, which meant that the season was
cancelled,
after Chemelil Sugar, who had been relegated
and Kenya Premier League, moved to court to challenge the decision.
SDT Chairman John
Ohaga made the ruling following an application filed by both the Kenyan Premier
League body and Chemelil Sugar.
FKF president Nick
Mwendwa, and general secretary Barry Otieno, are the respondents in the case.
The case is set to be
heard on May 26.
This comes two weeks
after Mwendwa declared Gor Mahia champions via his Twitter page, at the same
time promoting Nairobi City Stars to the top tier. The FKF chief cited the
coronavirus pandemic as the reason for ending the season prematurely.
However, KPL decried
the move. It argued that FKF did not consult them before it made the decision.
