Kapenguria boys football team’s hopes of winning their second title ended after they were locked out of ongoing Airtel Rising Stars National Secondary Schools Championships at Kangaru High.
Henry Otieno, Dennis Nyakundi and Zablon Obiri. PHOTOS: JONAS ONYANGO / STANDARD
A jury headed by Rodgers Mwafungo foundKapenguria guilty of fielding three ineligible players against the rules of the tournament.
Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association’s David Ngugi said information indicate that the trio sat forKenya Certificate of Secondary Education in 2011.
Rowland Kosgei sat for the KCSE at Goseta High and his index number was 235291030141. Dennis Nyakundi sat for the ordinary level examination at Biketi High under index number 235291030141 while the third victim Henry Otieno completed exams at the same school in 2011 index number 235291029. Ngugi said Kapenguria officials had falsified Otieno’s name to read Erick Otieno.
Ngugi said: “Eric Otieno is known by so many people that he cannot cheat and run away with it.”
He said the KSSSA was committed to see that all schools adhere to rules and regulations of the tournament.
“The jury’s decision is that Kapenguria should not take part in ongoing tournament,” he said.
The KSSSA, Ngugi said, has asked the Ministry of Education to do further investigations on Kapenguriawith view of taking tough disciplinary measures on the errant institution.
“The action taken against Kapenguria should be a clear warning to teams coming to this championships in future that the KSSSA is hawk-eyed and no team can cheat and run away with it,” said Ngugi.
Ngugi said such offense in punishable by a ban ranging from one to three years.
Kapenguria coach and fans insisted that the players were guinuine students and decision to kick out his team was a scheme to prevent them from ascending to the national throne.
By OSCAR PILIPILI, The Standard
