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However, the eight players who had refused the contracts offered by the board, with former skipper Morris Ouma Alfred Luseno, and Nelson Odhiambo, being late inclusions, asked there views to be heard, and despite the board granted them another chance, they finally took a firm stance against them.

While Obanda, Shem and James Ngoche, Odhiambo, and Otieno were made renewed offers, while Ouma, Luseno, and Nelson had a three-month agreement till March 2012 subject to performance.

If they could do something good, they could retain their spot in the team.

Sears said of this debacle ," It's a shame that yet again some of these players have turned down their contracts but that is their choice.

We met with these players as we promised we would, we listened to their views and made them offers that reflected what they wanted-an agreement that would run until the end of the contract year in May 2012 if they met certain performance criteria which all players have to meet.

Perhaps the most disappointing aspect was that they refused to represent their teams in the East African Competitions last weekend pulling out at the very last minute.

Again sadly it calls into question the professionalism of these players, how committed they are to putting in the effort, their application in fulfilling their potential and the advice they have been getting from their advisors.