Nyamweya now threatens to sue FKF after suspension

Former Football Kenya Federation president Sam Nyamweya on Wednesday threatened to sue the sport's governing body in the wake of a decade-long suspension slapped on him a day earlier.

In a letter drafted by his legal team, the veteran football administrator also demanded "an unequivocal apology and retraction of the letter" to act as a compromise.

Nyamweya, however, insists his suspension by FKF doesn't hold water as he isn't a member of the federation, and also argues that in any case, the decision to banish him was reached without a fair hearing.

He also termed as "reckless, ill advised and juvenile" the decision by FKF to circulate the contents of this letter internationally, via social and print media.

"In essence, your decision is a non starter as you cannot purport to suspend our client whereas he retired from football and is not a member of FKF," the demand letter dated March 29 states.

It added: "In any event our client was a member of your outfit, no summons were issued to our client to appear and answer to your allegations which is in breach of the rules of natural justice."

Nyamweya's move to seek legal redress is the latest episode in the escalating tension and reported bad blood between himself and current FKF boss Nick Mwendwa, his successor.

The pair have in the past few months argued over Nyamweya's reported move to withdraw a reported Sh2.5 million from the federation's accounts late last year, at a time he had already relinquished the federation's presidency.

The two have also exchanged bitter words through the media, after Nyamweya went to court to challenge Mwendwa's move to demote clubs that had not met the club licensing requirements.