FKF proposes five-year term limits for elected officials, club listings on NSE
As it stands, elected sports officials are allowed to serve a maximum of two four-year terms, totaling eight years in office.
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has proposed extending the term limits for elected sports officials from four years to five, aligning them with the national government's electoral cycle.
FKF CEO Harold Ndege submitted on Monday before a multi-stakeholder task force currently reviewing the country's sports policies and institutional frameworks.
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"FKF proposes that the term limit be increased from four years to five years to be in tandem with the national government's term limit of five years," he said.
As it stands, elected sports officials are allowed to serve a maximum of two four-year terms, totaling eight years in office. If adopted, the new proposal would allow for two five-year terms, extending the maximum tenure to ten years.
In addition to the term limit extension, Ndege advocated for structural reforms in how football clubs are managed, noting that they should be listed as limited companies on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
According to Ndege, this shift would not only promote transparency and accountability but also attract private investment, allowing clubs to become financially self-sustaining.
It could also help football clubs expand their asset base and lessen their dependence on traditional income sources such as gate collections and sponsorship.
"Football clubs should be registered as limited companies to enable them to derive more benefits like issuing shares and trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange," the FKF CEO proposed.
Further, Ndege recommended that the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) be restructured to operate as a first instance body rather than its current role as an appellate tribunal.
This would mean that sports-related disputes could be filed and heard directly at the SDT, streamlining the resolution process and reducing delays often caused by lengthy appeals.
"Our third proposal is for the Sports and Disputes Tribunal (SDT), which currently operates like an appellate body, to start operating as a first instance body," he said.
The proposals are likely to spark wide-ranging discussions among key players in the sports sector as Kenya moves forward with plans to overhaul its sports governance framework.
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