•As we speak, a fierce battle of supremacy looms large on the local football scene with the possibility of the country witnessing two parallel topflight leagues next season.
•The TC has an arduous task to rebuild trust and establish credibility.
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The Kenyan football scene has successfully been remodeled into the 'Theatre of the Absurd' by vested interest groups.
For those not sufficiently versed in the secret base of literature, Theatre of the Absurd is a movement where playwrights built their scripts on an amorphous plot that lacked a clear sequence.
The diverse plays, spanning two decades between 1940 and 1960 were devoid of a comprehensible beginning, middle and end.
When first performed, these plays startled audiences given their starking difference from conventional drama. The main proponents of the movement were Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco.
Many failed to understand the duo's approach and style, mainly because their works literary seemed out of reason with what people felt was logical thought.
Similarly, most Kenyans don't understand the haphazard approach currently employed by the relevant authorities in managing football in the country.
Of course, there are clear laws established by the world football governing body, Fifa, that specify how member associations should manage the sport.
Unfortunately, nobody seems to care anymore as the local football scene increasingly transforms into the 'Tower of Babel' where people intentionally speak different languages incomprehensible to the rest.
Presently, a fierce battle of supremacy looms large on the local football front, with the possibility of the country witnessing two parallel topflight leagues next season.
This is after a group of stakeholders trashed Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed's decision to extend the life of the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Transition Committee for another two months.
CS Amina gave the 11-member committee headed by Rtd. General Maurice Oyugi a second nod, days after their mandate expired.
The committee was constituted on May 13 to replace the FKF Caretaker Committee which had been at the helm for six months since its appointment last November after CS Amina expelled the Nick Mwendwa-led federation.
Speaking on Sunday, FKF Nairobi East branch chairman, Amos Otieno, termed the move by the CS as contentious, adding that Kenya has already been treated to enough theatrics.
Otieno is concerned that a prolonged standoff between the Kenyan government and Fifa has seen the country's football ground to a halt.
He is right. The disastrous effects of the impasse are already palpable to the world especially after Kenya was locked out of the global stage.
For instance, Tusker had hoped to fly the country's flag at the annual Caf Champions League for the second consecutive year after retaining their topflight title in June.
However, that will not be the case after the Ruraka-based brewers got omitted from the draw conducted by the continental football governing body, Caf in Morocco last week.
Tusker are not alone in their predicament. Kenya Women's Premier League (KWPL) champions, Vihiga Queens, suffered the same fate following their exclusion from the Caf Women Champions League — Cecafa zone qualifiers draw.
As much as Otieno's argument holds water, it is equally important for Kenyan football stakeholders to consider giving the Transition Committee enough space to do its work.
The TC has an arduous task to rebuild trust and establish credibility. Oyugi and his team must work hard to assure Kenyans they are adequately equipped for the job at hand.
That's the only way they will be certain to extinguish the burning urge for a parallel league.