House on fire: FKF’s meeting in Meru thrown in disarray as rival factions battle

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 7, 2026 – Football Kenya Federation’s (FKF) special general meeting (SGM) has been thrown into disarray following a standoff between different factions at the Three Steers Hotel in Meru on Saturday morning. Teargas smoke filled with the venue for the meeting as police officers from the Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) became involved in the tense situation amid confrontation with some of the participants on ground. Videos circulating on social media show the extent of the standoff on the ground, with FKF vice president MacDonald Mariga alighting from a police Landcruiser...

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 7, 2026 – Football Kenya Federation’s (FKF) special general meeting (SGM) has been thrown into disarray following a standoff between different factions at the The Steers Hotel in Meru on Saturday morning.

Teargas smoke filled with the venue for the meeting as police officers from the Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) became involved in the tense situation amid confrontation with some of the participants on ground.

Videos circulating on social media show the extent of the standoff on the ground, with FKF vice president MacDonald Mariga alighting from a police Landcruiser, accompanied by a contingent of RDU officers.

Another one of the videos depict the officers engaged in confrontations with some of those who were already at the meeting hall before the room suddenly erupts in smoke, in what is believed to a be a teargas canister.

Source: Capital FM Sports