Biography:Nick Mwendwa

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Short description: Kenyan Sports Administrator
Nicholas Kithuku Mwendwa
2nd President of FKF
In office
10 February 2016 – to date
Preceded bySam Nyamweya
FKF TMS Manager
In office
2011–2014
Chairman, FKF Premier League
In office
2015–2016
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Kithuku Mwendwa

(1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44)
Makueni County, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
ResidenceNairobi, Kenya

Nicholas Nick Kithuku Mwendwa (born 29 December 1979) is a Kenyan businessman, Techprenuer, founder of Kenyan Premier League side Kariobangi Sharks, and the current president of Football Kenya Federation.[1][2]

Early life, education & professional career

Mwendwa was born in Makueni County on 29 December 1979. He went to Makindu 'A' primary school then joined Kiserian Junior Seminary and Thomeandu Secondary School for his secondary education. He later moved to Kenya College of Accountancy in 1997 from where he graduated with a Diploma in IT.[3]He later pursued and completed a Bachelor of Science Business in Management/Leadership from Bottega University in February 2023.

After completing his IT course, Mwendwa was among a young set of IT professionals hired to deploy robust retail payment solutions at Uchumi's chain of supermarkets. He then founded innovative payment and channel solutions firm Riverbank Solutions in 2009, before forming online shopping platform Swiggo Ltd in 2019, content hub Sweeton Limited in 2021, and DeFi platform Swerri, Zed Payments Ltd, a payments cloud service helping businesses to set up and accept mobile payments, all in 2022, among other businesses.[4]

Football career

In the year 2000, Nick formed a football team in the precincts of Kariobangi and aptly named it Kariobangi Sharks. In 2011 he tried his hand in football politics where he unsuccessfully contested the Nairobi National Executive Committee (NEC) seat[5]during an all-inclusive Kenyan football election. The same year he was named the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) manager at the Federation, a post he served till the year 2014.

In 2015 he was named the chairman of FKF Premier League.[6] It is while holding that capacity that he announced[7] he would vie for the FKF Presidency during the upcoming elections.[8]

FKF presidency

Under 'Team Change' wave, Mwendwa was elected as President of FKF on 10 February 2016[9][10]in his first stab at the top seat after garnering 50 out of the possible 77 votes in Kasarani to take over the reins from Sam Nyamweya.[11]He retained his seat[12] in the next election held on 17 October 2020 after polling 77 of the possible 85 votes.[13][14]

In being FKF President, he has had to deal with critics who have always pointed out a conflict of interest as he always maintained an association with his club Kariobangi Sharks.[15]

In November 2021 he was arrested[16][17] on a few occasions[18][19] for alleged misappropriation of funds soon after the Kenyan Government disbanded the Federation following an audit report. He was later arraigned and charged in court[20] over the same. With the case on, he opted to step down[21] and hand over his roles as the FKF President to his deputy Doris Petra.[22]

He announced his return as FKF President on 9 September 2022,[23][24][25] and re-opened the FKF offices on 20 September 2022.[26]He was cleared [27][28]to fully resume his presidential duties at FKF on 29 March 2023 after charges preferred against him were dismissed.[29][30]The case against him was termed defective, unlawful, unconstitutional, and an abuse of the court process.[31]

FIFA council interest

In September 2018, Mwendwa threw his hat in the ring for a FIFA Council seat[32][33] alongside four other candidates from Confederation of African Football countries. He later stepped down due to what he termed was influenced by "politics on the floor."[34]

Days after his re-election in Oct 2020, Mwendwa yet again declared interest in vying for the same seat[35][36][37] but once again backed down prior to the election held in March 2022.[38][39]

References

  1. ↑ BBC, 10 Feb 2016 Nick Mwendwa elected as Kenya federation president
  2. ↑ Nation, 17 Oct 2020 Nick Mwendwa retains FKF President seat
  3. ↑ WOK, 29 Jul 2021 Nick Mwendwa Bio
  4. ↑ Standard, 15 Feb 2016 Will new FKF boss breathe life into Kenyan football?
  5. ↑ Michezo Afrika, 4 Aug 2011 IEB releases list of football election candidates
  6. ↑ Nation, 12 Feb 2016 Nick Mwendwa's meteoric rise to the top
  7. ↑ Michezo Afrika, 3 June 2015 Mwendwa eyes FKF's top seat
  8. ↑ Soka25east, 2 Sep 2025 FKF President Front Runner Nick Mwendwa launches Harambee Stars fans promotion ahead of Zambia
  9. ↑ Standard, 10 Feb 2016 [1]
  10. ↑ Nation, 10 Feb 2016 Nick Mwendwa elected FKF boss
  11. ↑ Africa News, 10 Feb 2016 Kenya elects new football chief as former boss Nyamweya withdraws from polls
  12. ↑ Goal, 17 Oct 2020 FKF Elections: Mwendwa floors challengers to retain seat
  13. ↑ CAFOnline, 19 Oct 2020 Mwendwa re-elected as Football Kenya Federation president
  14. ↑ Law in Sport, 19 Oct 2020 Mwendwa Re-Elected As Football Kenya Federation President
  15. ↑ Goal, 30 Jul 2021 Mwendwa dismisses critics over perceived FKF-Kariobangi Sharks conflict of interest
  16. ↑ The East African, 12 Nov 2021 Police arrest Kenyan football boss Nick Mwendwa
  17. ↑ BBC, 12 Nov 2021 Kenya football boss Nick Mwendwa arrested as crisis deepens
  18. ↑ Business Daily, 26 Nov 2021 Kenya football boss Nick Mwendwa arrested, again
  19. ↑ The-Star, 7 Jul 2022 Nick Mwendwa rearrested, taken to DCI
  20. ↑ beinsports, 15 Nov 2021 Kenya's suspended football boss in court
  21. ↑ Business Daily, 30 Nov 2021 Nick Mwendwa steps down as FKF president
  22. ↑ Standard, 30 Nov 2021 FKF President Nick Mwendwa finally quits
  23. ↑ Nation, 9 Sep 2022 'I'm back!' Nick Mwendwa notifies Fifa
  24. ↑ Citizen, 9 Sep 2022 Nick Mwendwa Back In Charge As FKF Boss
  25. ↑ The-Star, 9 Sep 2022 Nick Mwendwa announces return as FKF president
  26. ↑ Standard, 20 Sep 2022 Nick Mwendwa opens FKF offices, resumes duties after 11 months
  27. ↑ Inside World Football, 3 Apr 2023 Kenyan court clears former FA president Mwenda of embezzlement
  28. ↑ SuperSport, 29 Mar 2023 Kenya's ex-football boss cleared of corruption charges
  29. ↑ Standard, 29 Mar 2023 Court dismisses Sh38 million theft case against FKF President Nick Mwendwa
  30. ↑ Citizen Digital, 29 Mar 20223 FKF boss Mwendwa cleared of corruption charges
  31. ↑ Nation, 29 Mar 2023 Court dismisses Sh38m theft case against FKF boss Nick Mwendwa
  32. ↑ Citizen Digital, 28 Sep 2018 Mwendwa In Cairo With Eyes On FIFA Council Seat
  33. ↑ Nation, 29 Sep 2018 Nick Mwendwa gleefully eyes Fifa position
  34. ↑ Nation, 30 Sep 2018 Malawian FA boss clinches FIfa seat as Mwendwa withdraws
  35. ↑ Nation, 22 Oct 2020 Nick Mwendwa: Why I want to join the Fifa Council
  36. ↑ Citizen Digital, 23 Nov 2020 FKF boss Mwendwa in race for FIFA Council seat
  37. ↑ The-Star, 29 Jan 2021 Mwendwa given green-light to contest Fifa position
  38. ↑ Standard, 12 Mar 2021 Nick Mwendwa withdraws from FIFA Council elections
  39. ↑ Goal, 12 Mar 2021 FKF’s Mwendwa withdraws from Fifa Council race in Morocco elections
Preceded by
- 		Chairman of Kariobangi Sharks
2000 - 2016 		Succeeded by
Robert Maoga
Preceded by
Ronny Oyando 		Football Kenya Federation TMS Manager
2011 - 2014 		Succeeded by
Phoebe Amuyunzu
Preceded by
- 		Chairman of FKF Premier League
2015 - 2016 		Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Sam Nyamweya 		President of Football Kenya Federation
2016 - to date 		Incumbent



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