Nick Mwendwa

2022 - 9 - 21

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Court dismisses Mwendwa bid to stop prosecution (The Standard)

Nick Mwendwa was first charged in November last year with conspiracy to defraud Sh38 million following a decision by Sports CS Amina Mohammed to disband the ...

“The applicant is being accused of stealing and as such, the anti-corruption court lacks jurisdiction to stop his prosecution. The other charges stated that on March 4 2021, Mwendwa fraudulently acquired Sh5 million which was public funds allocated to FKF and committed a similar offence on May 15 2021 when he allegedly acquired Sh2.5 million through fraud and another Sh1 million from FKF on May 6, 2021. She appointed a caretaker committee. Mwendwa denied the four counts in which he was alleged to have committed between March and May 2021. [Court dismisses Mwendwa bid to stop prosecution over alleged Sh38m theft](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001456284/court-dismisses-mwendwa-bid-to-stop-prosecution-over-alleged-sh38m-theft) [World Cup captains want to wear rainbow armbands in Qatar](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001456259/world-cup-captains-want-to-wear-rainbow-armbands-in-qatar) [Is this the return of Nick Mwendwa?](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001456188/is-this-the-return-of-nick-mwendwa) [Nick Mwendwa opens FKF offices, resumes duties after 11 months](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001456141/nick-mwendwa-opens-fkf-offices-resumes-duties-after-11-months) Justice Esther Maina ruled that she had no jurisdiction to stop the criminal case pending before a magistrate court in Kiambu and that Mwendwa should have filed the case before the Kiambu court.

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Amina Mohammed Refutes Nick Mwendwa's Return to Office As Top ... (Sports Brief)

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has fired back at Football Kenya Federation President Nick Mwendwa for breaking into FKF ...

The statement read by Gor Mahia's CEO Raymond Oruo on behalf of the clubs said, Amina has rebutted claims that the country's football leadership has been reverted back to Mwendwa. The May decision was a High Court ruling that upheld Amina's move to remove Mwendwa's team from office.

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Nick Mwendwa to Be Charged Afresh After Court Ruling (Kenyans.co.ke)

The High Court through Lady Justice ruled that it has no jurisdiction to stop the DPP from charging Mwendwa afresh.

- Mogul21 September 2022 - 6:40 pm - Scuttled21 September 2022 - 5:41 pm - Scheme21 September 2022 - 7:05 pm - EXPLAINED21 September 2022 - 7:33 pm Kenya is currently banned by FIFA from participating in its football activities. This was after Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed disbanded the federation last year in November.

Kenya: Mwendwa Hopeful FIFA Will Lift Suspension Immediately ... (AllAfrica.com)

Football Kenya Federation president Nick Mwendwa says he expects world football governing body, Fifa, to immediately revoke their suspension of Kenya after ...

He added: "On the issue of referees, we will likewise resume training in the next few days. "Once the suspension is lifted, the national teams will immediately take to the pitch in October. Tomorrow (Wednesday) we have a meeting with the clubs and then on Friday we will have our national executive committee meeting.

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Kenya's sports minister clashes with suspended soccer boss over ... (Independent)

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Crisis-hit Kenyan football witnessed another day of drama on Tuesday when suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick ...

Crisis-hit Kenyan football witnessed another day of drama on Tuesday when suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa re-opened the offices he has been locked out of since November 2021, only for the country’s sports minister to term the move a “break in”. “We have had engagements with the newly sworn-in government which has shown commitment towards Kenyan football’s return to normalcy. He said re-opening the FKF offices would “put Kenyan football on the path towards normalcy” and is one of the conditions the country needs to fulfill to reverse the FIFA suspension.

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Kenya's sports minister clashes with suspended soccer official over ... (Global Times)

Crisis-hit Kenyan soccer witnessed another day of drama on Tuesday when suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa reopened the ...

"We have had engagements with the newly sworn-in government which has shown commitment toward Kenyan football's return to normalcy. He said reopening the FKF offices would "put Kenyan football on the path toward normalcy" and is one of the conditions the country needs to fulfill to reverse the FIFA suspension. Crisis-hit Kenyan soccer witnessed another day of drama on Tuesday when suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa reopened the offices he has been locked out of since November 2021, only for the country's sports minister to term the move a "break-in."

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