Battlelines drawn as ‘Ingwe’ faithful pick club’s leaders
What you need to know:
- Ochiel hopes to cash in on Mumias sponsorship deal to floor Ole Magelo and Kitui in city polls
Julius Ochiel, Alex Ole Magelo and Winston Kitui face off today in the AFC Leopards elections that are expected to finally bring tranquillity in the club.
Faced with the possibility of losing the Sh15 million sponsorship the Ochiel negotiated with Mumias Sugar, Leopards are under pressure to put their den in order and Monday’s elections to be held at Railway club will be a close contest between the three.
10,000 members
“We are concerned about the continued wrangles at the club. This must come to an end. We have agreed with all parties that the only way out is to hold elections and everybody must be ready to accept the results,” said Mumias Sugar Chief Executive Officer Evans Kidero.
Just to show the magnitude of the process and Mumias Sugar’s interest in the club, Kidero named Commissioner of Sports Gordon Oluoch to take charge of the exercise with over 10,000 members are expected to cast their vote.
“It is important that AFC Leopards members elect leaders they believe will take the club forward,” said Oluoch as he received nomination papers from contestants on Thursday.
Leopards has not known peace for close to a year now with the office elected in December 2009 heavily divided.
