•The committee has been beset by some teething problems. Only last week, National Super League clubs threatened to boycott the remainder of the second tier season if their grievances are not addressed.
•Hopefully, those who will be fortunate enough to romp into office will do the country proud by returning sanity to the local football scene.
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The local football scene has been fraught with bizarre developments since the beginning of the year.
Twice, the competition was halted as the government swung into action to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
It was also a year that the national team, Harambee Stars, recorded one of their worst performances in recent years after a faltering attempt to secure berths at the 2022 Cup of Nations in Cameroon as well as the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
The situation wasn't any better at the club level where both Tusker and Gor Mahia put up dismal shows at the Caf Champions League and the Caf Confederation Cup.
Tusker were relegated from the Champions League after crashing 6-0 on aggregate to Egyptian champions, Zamalek, before joining Gor Mahia at the Confederations Cup, where they were all bundled out in the playoffs.
Amidst the disappointment was a ray of hope occasioned by the splendid performance exhibited by three-time Kenya Women's Premier League champions, Vihiga United, who booked a slot at the Caf Women's Champions League after emerging winners of the Cecafa Zonal Championships in Nairobi.
Equally encouraging is the fact that the national women's team, Harambee Starlets, are still in contention for a maiden World Cup berth.
Hopefully, they are going to replicate their historical fete in 2019 where they clinched the Cecafa Senior Women Challenge Cup for the first time ever, after dethroning hosts Tanzania at Chamazi Stadium.
However, the event that gripped the entire nation was the prolonged public spat pitting the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Amina Mohamed, against the ousted Football Kenya Federation president Nick Mwendwa.
While debate is still on as to whether the move to kick out Mwendwa's administration from office was done in the best interest of the nation, the newly-appointed Football Kenya Federation caretaker committee has already hit the ground running.
The committee has been beset by some teething problems. Only last week, National Super League clubs threatened to boycott the remainder of the second-tier season if their grievances are not addressed.
Among the concerns they raised was biased officiating. Incidentally, they are not all alone in this one. Some Kenyan Premier League clubs, including record champions Gor Mahia, have also drawn the attention of the FKF caretaker committee to dubious officiating.
Some of the aforementioned events have already left the country's football scene polarised. It now behoves the Justice Aaron Ringera-led committee to embark on an immediate healing process.
The best approach they could take would be to conduct all their activities above board and serve justice while still hot.
AFC Leopards assistant coach, Tom Juma, recently appealed to the committee to make teams aware of match venues early enough, saying the latest trend has been to identify venues a day to kick off.
The FKF caretaker committee's mandate lasts for six months after which elections to create room for fresh leadership will be held. Hopefully, those who will be fortunate enough to romp into office will do the country proud by returning sanity to the local football scene.