Kenya: From Caretaker to Transition - CS Amina Forms Committee to Run Kenyan Football for Five Weeks

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Kenya: From Caretaker to Transition - CS Amina Forms Committee to Run Kenyan Football for Five Weeks

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya stares at a longer suspension period from international football after Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed gazetted an 18-member team to run Kenyan football for a period of five weeks, after the tenure of the Caretaker Committee ended last Tuesday.

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