One of the clubs most influential branch, the AFC Leopards Facebook branch, on Saturday the 29th of November elected new branch officials in its fourth Annual General Meeting since being established in November 2010. Geoffrey Luyuku was elected the branchs third chairman having garnered 53 votes trouncing his only opponent and also the outgoing chairman, Moses Omusamia, by 12 votes. He shall be deputized by Sadique Bilal, who overcame strong opposition, to emerge victorious with 51 votes against Kollo Nabiswa. Other members who were elected included Victor Milimu, who was elected as the new secretary general unopposed, Caxton Agala elected as the organzing secretary and Kennedy Kabe who was elected the treasurer in the pools held at Nyayo stadium. Monicah Ngere and Judith Ateku will deputise Victor Milimu and Ken Kabe respectively. Also elected to the branchs executive committee were Bobby Apacha,Archie Achillah and Betty Nyongesa. Luyuku has been a key member of the club, and is expected to steer the branch to better achievements. In a statement following his election, Luyuku thanked the branch members and pledged to get to work pronto, as they sought to work and improve the branchs affairs and the affairs of the club. We need to get down to serious work with all the officials you elected. Above all we have the issue of the SGM that is pending that we need to clarify with clubs executive committee ,for which we will be seeking our club members affiliated to this club to attend,once confirmed. The situation at our club is dire and we need to put our heads together to see how the welfare of players can be catered for currently in view of current situation where KRA has literally emasculated our dear club by stopping our sponsor from releasing funds meant to cater for players salaries to the club, he said. Besides his duties as the branch chair, Luyuku will also be required to sit in as the secretary of the Committee of branch Chairmen (CoC), a position currently occupied by Facebook branch through its outgoing chairman, Moses Omusamia. Following the election of new members of branch executive committee (BEC) everyone will be watching the branchs next move having suffered an all time low in 2013 after failing to get most of its preferred candidates elected on the clubs National Executive Committee in the last club elections.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:05:29 +0000