FKF Presidential Aspirant Herbert Mwachiro has welcomed the move by government to cushion KPL footballers.
On Tuesday the government through the ministry of sports announced the release of 20 Million shillings as the first payout to sportsmen in Kenya during the COVID -19 Pandemic that has halted all sporting activities in the world.
Speaking in Nairobi , Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed said for next three months, each player in 12 Kenyan Premier League (KPL) clubs will receive a token of Sh10,000 as part of a Sh20 million COVID-19 stimulus package from the Sports Fund.
''It’s a great step from Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina, it shows that the government is listening and this is the kind of proactive leadership that sportspersons have been waiting for. Setting up the fund and actualizing the distribution of money to players within such a short notice is commendable'' said Mwchiro
Mwachiro noted the fund has come at a time when footballers have been having it rough and it’s impressive that the private sector has also heeded calls from the government.
'' I intend to engage the government to draw clear working lines between us to encourage corporates to invest in the game so that stories of players suffering will be a thing of the past''. charged Mwachiro.
