Football Kenya Federation referees’ committee has resolved to suspend assistant referee John Alando for three weeks due to poor officiating.
Alando has been handed the suspension for allowing a goal scored from an obvious offside position, in a Kenyan Premier League Top 8 match that pitted Gor Mahia vs Ushuru, on May 2, 2016 at Nyayo stadium.
The committee also moved to serve center referee Anthony Ogwayo with a warning letter for inconsistency in the application of the laws of the game in Ulinzi Star’s Top 8 match against AFC Leopards played over the weekend.
In addition, the committee also resolved to summon center referee Raymond Onyango to explain his actions in yet another Top 8 match that saw Muhoroni Youth take on Sofapaka.
“In the match Muhoroni Youth v Sofapaka the centre referee Raymond Onyango to be summoned in the next committee meeting to defend himself, before a decision is made, since it was found that Moses Arita warranted a red card for elbowing an opponent,” read the minutes in part.
In regard to Arita’s actions, the meeting resolved that the striker be suspended for two matches, with the Kenyan Premier League being tasked with informing the player before the club’s next match.
The committee also took issue with center referee Peter Waweru’s failure to honor pre-match meetings as required and warned that stern action would be taken against the official if he persists with the action.
However, in an effort aimed at improving checks and balances, the meeting resolved to come up with a code of regulation to act as a guideline in dealing with poor officiating and introduce a score sheet to aid in evaluation of referees and match commissioners performances.
It was also agreed that issuing of certificates to newly recruited referees should be centralized, with each referee required to pay Sh1000 to the national office for the certificate and classification.
