Odour Gangla was on Wednesday elected the new Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) chairman with a total of 33 votes.
Gangla beat former KRU Vice-Chairman, Sasha Mutai by 13 votes in a poll whose outcome might not be recognised by the government after the union went against the Ministry of Sports directive to have the elections postponed.
Gangla’s election means that KRU will also have to name a new Secretary. Mutai, who was tipped as the favourite garnered just 20 voted, missing a chance to lead Kenyan Rugby for the second time having lost to outgoing chairman Richard Omwela in the last polls.
Sasha unsuccessfully tried his luck to ascend to the top KRU job when he lost to Omwela by just two votes (23-25) but it seems that the former Director is slowly losing grounds in rugby corridors when he lost two more votes in the latest polls.
Former KCB chairman Asiko Owiro came a distant third with only two votes out of the 55 total votes cast.
Gangla joined KRU board in 2016 having previously served as the Impala Saracens chairman.
2019 Election
Oduor Gangla -33
Sasha Mutai -22
Asiko Owiro- 2
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