Former Nairobi City Stars players have come forward with complaints about money still owed to them long after the last season ended. They say the club left them with unpaid salaries and missing allowances, and the situation has only grown more confusing over the past few months.
According to a complaint shared with Nyakundi Report by one of the players who asked to remain anonymous, the team still had outstanding payments when the season finished. Club officials promised that the arrears would be cleared. Later, the players received money for just one month. The rest of what they had earned remained unpaid.
That partial payment happened about three months ago. Since then, the players have tried to get clear answers, but their messages are often read and ignored. When responses do come, the explanations keep changing.
At first, the players were told that the Jonathan Jackson Foundation, which had been the main sponsor, had pulled out of supporting the club.
Later, they heard that the team had been sold to VAPOR Ministry. This left them wondering who is now responsible for the money still owed from the previous season. The players point out that some of the same people linked to the old management still appear to be involved in running the team.
They also notice that the jerseys used in recent friendly matches continue to carry the name and logo of the Jonathan Jackson Foundation. These details make it hard for them to understand the full picture of ownership and responsibility.
The players insist they are only asking for what they earned through their work last season. Some of them say the delay has pushed them into debt.
They still have to cover rent, food, family needs, and other everyday costs while waiting for the money that was promised. Footballers rely on their contracts in the same way other workers rely on regular pay.
When salaries and allowances stay unpaid for months, the pressure builds quickly. The players say they fulfilled their side of the agreement by training and playing for Nairobi City Stars. Now they want the club and those in charge to do the same.
This kind of problem is not new in Kenyan football. Clubs sometimes struggle with finances, and players end up carrying the weight. But the lack of clear communication makes it worse.
Different stories about sponsors withdrawing and ownership changing leave the former players without a solid place to turn. They keep following up, yet three months have passed with little progress on the remaining balance.
The central question remains simple. If Nairobi City Stars was sold, who took on the responsibility for the unpaid salaries and allowances from the previous season?
And why have the players still not received a straight answer about when the money will arrive?
Until that is resolved, the former players continue to wait, dealing with the financial strain that comes from work already completed but not fully paid.
