Kenya's ghosts from the past

The court case resulting from disgraced former CEO Tom Tikolo’s bid to have Cricket Kenya’s delayed has been postponed, leaving the game in a state of ongoing limbo. It was supposed to be heard on May 31 but no judges were available.

The re-emergence of Tikolo, who was booted out in 2010 after stealing from the board, was a surprise to many, as was his appearance at a press conference alongside Jimmy Rayani, a figure associated with the old and discredited Kenyan Cricket Association.

With Jackie Janmohamed, another KCA official, also back in the fray within the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association, there are those who fear the old guard who were involved in the running of the game in the Sharad Ghai era are looking to work their way back.

Given the state the KCA was in when Ghai was finally slung out in 2005 – and its reputation both at home and internationally - it can only be a backward step if those figures from the past have any involvement in Kenyan cricket going forward.