CS Mvurya meets key ICC members in bid to resolve infighting at Cricket Kenya
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The federation has for the better part of this year been involved in standoff surrounding the organization of an AOS-backed T20 tournament
Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, Salim Mvurya, on Wednesday, 8 October, met with key members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to forge a way forward for the sport in the country.
Cricket in Kenya has, over the recent months, been in a state of leadership back-and-forth, following the apparent emergence of two battling board factions that have threatened to affect the smooth running of the game.
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Tensions in the Cricket Kenya Executive Board were laid bare this year when two of its members - Manoj Patel (chairman) and Kennedy Obuya (Acting Treasurer) - pushed for the organization of a Cricket Kenya T20 (CKT20) League in November, expected to attract select players from Test nations.
Other board members, however, opposed the tournament, claiming that it had not yet garnered approval from ICC, adding that the federation’s contract with its sponsor - Dubai-based sports promotion company AOS Sports - had been terminated for breach of governance and bribery.
The two stances resulted in a fierce standoff and counter-arguments in the board, which caught the eye of the ministry and the ICC, who were last week rumored to have noted with interest the happenings in Kenya.
On Tuesday, all nine of the Cricket Kenya Executive Board members attended a consultative meeting with ministry officials at Talanta Plaza, where they were to deliberate on matters including: the federation’s current governance, and status of the AOS sponsorship package.
Speaking to Mozzart Sport, one of the members present in the meeting - Cricket Kenya Development Director Thomas Odoyo - confirmed that all members invited attended, with each giving an account of the subject matter at hand.
Members present from the ministry included: Secretary of Administration for Sports, Evans Achoki, and Director of Sports Jaxon Indakwa, flanked by two legal representatives.
A report from the meeting is expected to have been the subject of Mvurya’s meet-up with ICC members on Wednesday, with the aim being to streamline leadership matters in the country.
Representing ICC in the high-level meeting were: Head of Global Development William Glenwright and ICC Africa Regional Development Manager Justine Ligyalingi.
Mvurya, in his statement on X, labeled the meeting constructive, saying: “Our discussions focused on strengthening governance structures and enhancing technical support to accelerate the growth and development of cricket in Kenya.”
Whilst Odoyo could not speculate ICC’s view on Cricket Kenya’s leadership, Mozzart Sport understands that the federation’s Board is set to have a separate meeting with the global body’s representatives to chart an amicable solution.
Kenya, which has been to seven cricket World Cups, became an associate member of the ICC in 1981.
