AFC Leopards have abandoned their bid to reclaim the 20-acre parcel of land allocated to the club by former President Daniel arap Moi in 1992, with chairman Boniface Ambani revealing that the club has instead shifted its focus to acquiring land independently.
Speaking on the matter, Ambani said the club had decided to move on after years of uncertainty surrounding the property’s location.
“On the Kasarani land, I would like us to forget that thing. Let us forget it completely,” Ambani said.
“Why should we follow something we do not know where it is or if it exists? I don’t want to die early. I still have a lot to lead. I want to take this team to the next level.”
Ambani explained that when he assumed office, he found records relating to the land and attempted to trace it together with the club’s Secretary General.
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However, their efforts yielded little beyond paperwork.
“On the Kasarani land, I did not inherit it; I found it in the notes and tried to follow it alongside the Secretary General. We went to the surveyor, and all we were shown were some papers. They were telling us it is here on the paper, so why doesn’t he take you there and show you the land?” he posed.
Rather than continue pursuing the parcel, the club has resolved to acquire land through private means.
“We decided to abandon that pursuit and to look for land which has got nothing to do with the government, purchase it with the help of some of our benefactors, and then put up a stadium,” Ambani said.
