FKF President Nick Mwendwa tastes freedom after court throws out his case
Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 29.03.23. | 17:03
Mwendwa stepped down as FKF boss in November 2021 and consequently, transferred his functions to his deputy, Doris Petra.
Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa can afford to rest easy after the court threw out his alleged 38 million fraud case.
Kiambu Senior Principal Magistrate Wilson Rading quashed the charges on Wednesday, saying they are unfounded and unconstitutional.
The latest development may as well mean that Mwendwa is at liberty to resume his duties at Kandanda House.
Mwendwa stepped down as FKF boss in November 2021 and consequently, transferred his functions to his deputy, Doris Petra.
The decision to transfer the duties to Petra back then, came hardly hours after Mwendwa had been charged in court with four counts of fraud and released on ten million shillings bail.
The rain began beating the federation boss late in 2021 when the former Cabinet Secretary for Sports Amina Mohamed ordered the Sports Registrar to conduct an inspection at Kandanda House.
The report recommended the removal of the FKF officials from office to pave way for further investigation and the formation of a caretaker committee to plug in the gaps.
The caretaker committee took over the running of the game for six months before paving the way for the transition committee that oversaw the federation’s day-to-day activities between May to October.
Mwendwa was first arraigned on November 14, 2021, in a case in which he was accused of fraudulent acquisition of cash and property worth Sh38 million from FKF.
In July last year, the court set Mwendwa free after the DPP failed to present evidence in the matter.
However, the DPP filed fresh charges at the Kiambu law courts, nine days after his discharge.
Mwendwa, through his lawyers, rushed to the High Court in Nairobi to stop the charges.
The validity of the Sh38 million corruption case was adjourned five times but Mwendwa, certainly let a huge sigh of relief on Wednesday when the courts let hi off the hook.
