Former Nairobi City Stars players have raised concerns over outstanding salaries and allowances saying the club has failed to clear months after the end of the season, with the players now questioning what happened to promises that their arrears would be settled.

In a complaint sent to Nyakundi Report by a player who requested anonymity, the former City Stars players say the club still owed them salary arrears and allowances when the previous season ended. The office promised to clear the outstanding money and eventually paid the players for one month, but part of what they had earned remained unpaid.

The players say it has now been about three months since that partial payment, yet their efforts to find out when the balance will be settled have produced little clarity. According to the complaint, messages sent to the club are read without a response, while at other times players are given different explanations about why their money has not been paid.

The first explanation given to the players, according to the complaint, was that the Jonathan Jackson Foundation, which had been the club's main sponsor, had withdrawn its support.

Later, the players were told that the team had been sold to VAPOR Ministry, leaving them with a question they say has never been properly answered: if ownership of the club has changed, who is now responsible for clearing the money owed to players from the previous season?

The players say the situation has become even more confusing because the same people they associate with the previous management are still involved in running the team. They also point to the jerseys being used during current friendly matches, which they say still carry the Jonathan Jackson Foundation name and logo.

Last season, we were playing for Nairobi City Stars, and when the season ended, the club still owed us some salary arrears and allowances. The office promised to clear the outstanding payments. They eventually paid us for one month, but there is still money owed to us. It has now been about three months, and whenever we follow up about our payments, our messages are either read and ignored or we are given different explanations. First, we were told that the Jonathan Jackson Foundation, which was the main sponsor, had withdrawn. Later, we were told that the team had been sold to VAPOR Ministry.

The players say they are not seeking anything beyond what they believe they are already owed for work performed during the previous season. Some, they claim, have accumulated debts while waiting for their salaries and allowances, with the delay placing them under increasing financial pressure.

Football players depend on their contracts in the same way other employees depend on their employment agreements, and unpaid salaries can have serious consequences when players are expected to meet personal and family expenses while remaining available for professional football. The players say they continued to fulfil their obligations to Nairobi City Stars and now want the club and those responsible for its management to fulfil theirs.

If Nairobi City Stars has been sold, who took responsibility for the players' unpaid salaries and allowances, and why have the former players now gone three months without a clear answer on when they will receive their money?