Letter to the New Chairman KRFU - Michael Mwangi Muthee

Congratulations Bwana Mwangi on your election as the new KRFU Chairman.

But before you sit pretty, why not read the below for good information purposes.

Dear Mr. Chairman & New Directors,

I would like to congratulate you and the new directors on your win at the elections. I am sure your first board meeting is round the corner and a lot of house cleaning needs to be done. Our Union has been rotting for quite a while and the clubs have given you a mandate to clean up the rot without fear. Some of the pressing issues i would like you to tackle is

1.) Expenditure & Accounts- The Secretary Frank Sabwa seems to have a lot of power in regards to signing cheques, approving payments, awarding tenders, controlling the KRU accounts, even exercising powers of the Chairman. It is no secret that Sabwa was involved in the preparation of the KRU accounts, poor emuye was then set-up to present them. Please ensure that Emuye will be the authority of financial approvals at KRU, secondly all major expenditure must be approved by the board to ensure we have transparency. Please ensure that a forensic audit is done on the KRU accounts before the 30 day period for the SGM elapses, and proper accountable books are presented. If some money is not accounted for then we will call in PLO lumumba.

The two secret accounts that have money and are controlled by two signatories MUST be wrestled back to the board. You have the goodwill of the people and three strong Directors on board, take charge of the KRU and be hands on.

Some of the questions on expenditure are as follows

-The G.M travelled to Australia through South Africa on the eve of an AGM to collect kit, who authorised the trip?? Why him on the eve of an AGM

-On several occassions the Secretary of KRU has travelled with Kenya 15s and 7s at the expense of KRU, did the board Authorize??

if the board Authorized is it not the duty of the respective Directors to travel and represent the Board. The misuse of KQ tickets, sponsorship Money and IRB grants must stop.

- How come the budget of Bamburi Super Series has been left to one individual to control??? Does KRU have audited accounts for this tournament as it attracts a huge amount of sponsorship monies??.

-Why does the Development Manager have a Credit Card linked to the Union accounts??? Was this a board decision??? This shows you why a small office with 6 staff has a huge expenditure in the books.

-Did the board authorize the expenditure for the secretary's campaign trip to western kenya before the elections??

-Out of 4m received from the western union sponsorship only 800,000Kshs goes to the hosting clubs, how is the remaining 3.2m spent???

2.)KRU CARTEL- I must warn you Chairman and the New Directors about the KRU cartel, some of the the old guard who are still resisting change in Kenya Rugby are still on board, we all saw the behaviour of the development manager at the AGM??? A development Officer, behaving like a political appointee loyal to his masters and not a servant of the people.The GM being used as a campaign manager of the incumbent. The position of GM must be abolished, to my understanding a GM should be able to make decisions on behalf of a board which is not the case at KRU. All decisions are vested on the board by the clubs. This position should be restructured to a rugby co-ordinator and the persons must report to a Director on the board. As we saw in the past, this position has been used to intimidate some clubs, issue amorphous directives like the withdrawal of Kabeberi and Christies from the circuit without the knowledge of the board. If you do not break down this cartel and restructure the office,by creating for them clear working parameters backed by progressive reports, they will bring you down and destroy your vision for Kenya Rugby. One rotten potatoe is enough to make the whole sack go bad.

To the new directors Myke, Nyamodi, Adembesa. You are all known to be reformists in the game have no fear the people are with you. Ask questions?? support your chairman and most importantly represent the peoples will.

To the KRU cartel, this is a notice for you to resign or the tsunami of change will sweep you out.

Mr. Chairman, God Bless you and give you the strength to lead us to the promised land.

John Osoro

Another one...

Dear Rugby Owners,

In case it might have slipped your minds as the affiliates, the society named

The Kenya Rugby Union,draws it's legitimacy from your existence;and that to all

intents and purposes makes you the owners of the sport in Kenya.

Further on the same note,you are the bosses and all officers and employees of

KRU are beholden to you and certainly not the other way round.

Further am pleased to openly declare and state,that at this point in

time in our

nations rugby history, I cannot think of a finer person to take our beloved

sport, to where it belongs;than Mike Mwangi Muthee.

This email is thus composed and sent out with the singular intent of

ensuring,that Mwangi's endevours,together with all yours collectively,does not

face any impediments on the onerous and noble duty that you have all bestowed

upon him.

I am receipt of a widely circulated mail,that I think most if not all of you

received on April 8.Titled "A NEW ERA IN KENYA RUGBY" in touches generally on

many aspects of issues,that I am currently investigating.

However as both Aoka Gecheo and Frank Sabwa have refused to

co-operate with me,

I am now compelled to address you the owners of the sport in Kenya,

through this

forum.

Kindly DEMAND from them answers to the following and yes, as one who

has been on

the scene since 1974 (when still in primary school),I concur fully with the

need to do a thorough house clean out.

I also agree that unless the following 4-6 persons do not exit,main

stream rugby

administration like jana,the revolution will be aborted.

Fred "niga" Odhiambo -V-Chairman,Fred Ollows - Development Manager,Henry Emuye

-Treasurer,Oscar Omwoyo - inactive director and most critically Gecheo and

Sabwa.

1) STAFF COMPONENT:

1) How many persons are on the KRU payroll?

2) Were they engaged through a competitive recruitment process??? If

no,why not?

If yes,send copy of the advert.

3) When were they engaged,what are their exact duties and kindly avail to us a

copy of their employment contract?

4) Minutes of board meeting that discussed and approved their employment?

2) EXTERNAL RESOURCE PERSONS

1) How many persons offer regular services to the KRU? ie

Consultants,trainers,advisors,

part timer's,researchers etc?

2) Were they engaged through a competitive recruitment process? If not,why

not;if yes provide copy of advert?

3) When were they engaged,what are their exact duties and avail a copy of their

relationship contract with KRU?

4) Minutes of board meeting that discussed and approved this engagement?

3) VENDORS

1) Kindly furnish us with a complete list of persons/companies that are

currently engaged in offering goods and services, to the KRU under the

following

categories:

A) Transport (taxis,car hire)

B) Catering during KRU functions at the RFUEA ground,but excluding the Safari

Sevens?

C) Travel and ticketing services.

d) Cleaning

e) Security

f) Website maintenance and media services.

2) Copies of their contracts.

3) Minutes of board meeting that discussed and approved their engagement.

4) KENYA RUGBY REFEREES TRIP TO MANCHESTER

1) Messrs Karuga,Omwoyo and Karani were to have flown out to the UK on April 8

but for a delay in getting their visas.They are already holding KQ tickets.

My information is that they are neither going to attend a seminar,training or

conference but rather to "observe and mingle" with their hosts the MRRS!!

This trip is the initiative of the KRRS with MRRS only going to

provide food and

board.

Final go ahead for this trip was given by Frank Sabwa on March 30 and

should you

rugby owners not put a halt to this nonsense, by INSTRUCTING jointly and

individually Messrs.Sabwa and Gecheo, to withdraw the tickets,till the matter

is exhaustively discussed at a board meeting; this two week junket

will cost you

ksh.500,000/-!!??

How? Air tickets,visas,insurance,

airport transfers,travel allowances,per diem

while in the UK.

John Kagagi,referees development manager is the reported main mover of this

trip.

Again to Messrs.Sabwa and Gecheo:

1) What is the purpose/importance of this trip?

2) Whose initiative?

3) Complete financial implication to KRU?

4) Minutes of board meeting that approved trip and expenditure?

5) AOKA GECHEO TRIP TO ADELAIDE

Gecheo reportedly burnt ksh.500k of your cash on a jaunt half way across the

world,reportedly to deliver kit to the National Sevens team in Adelaide!!??

That's my information, but obviously, the following questions directed to him

and Sabwa, that they are obligated to answer, SHALL bring out the EXACT details.

1) Exact purpose of trip?

2) Breakdown of financial outlay to KRU?

(tickets,transfers,visas,insurance,travel accommodation,accommodation,

per diem.)

3) Details of board approval?

Kenya Xv players earn ksh.325 per training session.

If we paid a squad of 30 players,just ksh.1000/- each per training

session,twice

a week, ksh.500k would last them the next 8 weeks!!!

6) VOLCANO KIT DEAL

1) Complete disclosure of the same by furnishing us with copies of the

contract?

2) Board approval minutes for the same?

3) Names of chief negotiators on KRU part?

4) Financial benefits to KRU?

7) FORD FOUNDATION FUNDING OF "HISTORY OF KENYA RUGBY PROJECT"

Several mails to both Gecheo,Sabwa and Kagagi, have drawn blanks.

However my information is that FORD foundation released monies in

February for a

6 months funding of the entire history of Kenya rugby.

Gecheo and Sabwa, then unilaterally appointed Kagagi as the lead researcher on

the project.

The three have stonewalled about revealing the financial details,save to state

that the funds are being held in an account to which Kagagi and someone in the

KRU are signatories.

Further they claim rather incredulously that it was Kagagi's initiative (as

whom??) to seek the funding from FORD foundation and thus,that he is the owner

of the project and entitled to handle it as he so pleases!!

This cannot be so as you the affiliates are the principal stakeholders in the

sport and a project of this magnitude touches on every aspect of the sport;and

thus cannot be handled in secrecy,such as is the case thus far.

Further in unilaterally appointing Kagagi who is neither a proven

researcher,journalist/editor/

writer and overlooking many others who have been

associated with the sports for donkey years;messrs Sabwa and Gecheo are

obviously setting out to doing and providing a shoddy job.

They are also in violation of objective 5.1.1 of the Unions constitution that

states and I quote " The main objects and powers of the Union are and SHALL be

to promote,foster,encourage,

control and develop the game of Rugby Union

throughout the Republic of Kenya".

Questions to the two musketeers or three if you throw in Kagagi into the mix:

1) What is the scope of this project?

2) Avail to us copies of the contract between FORD foundation and KRU?

3) What is the total funding given

4) Who is carrying it out on the behalf of KRU?

5) Why him/them and not others?

6) On what terms has this / these person/s been engaged?

7) Board meeting that approved this appointment?

8) Details of where the project funding has been banked and details of

expenditure thus far?

8) IAPS / KENYA UNDER 13 TRIP TO UK

1) Minutes of board meeting that approved this trip?

2) Details of monies raised for the same?

3) Details of monies paid to KRU by the trip organizers?

4) Details of ongoing financial discussions between IAPs and KRU?

9) KQ SPONSORSHIP;CASH AND TICKETS

1) How many tickets have been utilized over the period of this deal?

2) By whom and on what assignment?

3) Proof of board authorization?

4) Breakdown of the KQ ksh.32million cash,given over the past 2 years?

10 IRB DEVELOPMENT GRANT

1) Total amount received during Messrs.Sabwa's reign ie 2006-2011 April.

2) Microscopic filed monthly details of its utilization?

3) Details of board approval meetings for the same?

4) Copies of statements of return's sent to IRB on the same?

SUMMARY

Edit and re-send a summarised version of this mailis contents to messrs.Sabwa

and Gecheo, by April 11 with the demand that since the nature of your enquiries

are official,you expect the issues mentioned to be on file and thus expect

answers, within 24 hours latest.(Sabwa is on info@kenyarfu.com or

frank@achievers.co.ke,while Gecheo is on auka.gecheo@kenyarfu.com)

In particular let them know that copies of contracts with full financial

disclosures are non negotiable for you,the sports owners!!

Should you not have a written response say within 72 hours,then issue

to Sabwa a

formal notice of seeking to have his,Gecheo's and Emuye's conduct discussed

during the next Special General Meeting and instructing him to place

your notice

of intent on the meetings agenda.

Read also section 10.14.3 and section 14.3 of the KRU constitution.

FOR GOD and Kenya Rugby,

CHARLES OUKO