A fundraising Steering Committee aimed to support FKF Premier League side Shabana FC has set an immediate target of raising Ksh10 million for the recruiting exercise ahead of the new campaign.

The committee that was endorsed by the leadership of the Gusii Community at the Bomas of Kenya on June 22 led by the Cabinet Secretary for Education Ezekiel Machogu, and resolved to organise a funds drive to support the team’s pre-season campaign, was inaugurated during their first meeting at Hill Park Hotel, in Nairobi on Wednesday.

Speaking after the meeting, the club’s Patron Sam Nyamweya, who doubles up as the chairman of the steering committee, reaffirmed their commitment to immediately source for Ksh10 million to help bring in new players while targeting Ksh100 million within the same period.

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“We, first of all, agreed to raise Ksh10m to go towards player recruitment since the league is almost getting underway and then we will focus on raising Ksh100m which is our target as a committee, towards helping the club’s day-to-day activities in the new season,” said Nyamweya, adding: “This is a good step towards the prosperity of our club and we thank CS Machogu for his efforts of putting up this committee to ensure the prosperity of our great Shabana.”

Nyamweya continued: “The Steering Committee will approach corporate sponsors to seek support for the club, a list of 200 top Gusii public servants, the corporate sector, and the Business Communities across the country and in the diaspora have been identified to support the club during the fundraiser.”

Meanwhile, the fundraising committee made its position clear that Shabana is a non-political club, with Nyamweya calling on all football-loving fans, from the region and even outside, to pull in one direction for the benefit of Tore Bobe. The committee further confirmed their support for Nyamweya as the Patron and Jared Nivaton as the chairman of the Kisii-based Glamour Boys.