Kip Keino says that the Harambee stars will resume training soon

Kenya's sports minister has asked Fifa to change the composition of the committee it set up to resolve the crisis in the country's football.

Ochilo Ayako, however, said he supports Fifa's appointment of former athlete Kipchoge Keino to lead the 16-member committee.

The so-called 'Normalisation Committee', formed after a meeting between Kenyan and Fifa officials on Friday, is intended to resolve disputes in Kenyan football and set up a sound basis for the future.

Kenya must accept the arrangement by 1 August to begin the process of lifting the country's ban on playing in international competitions and allow the national team to rejoin World Cup qualifying.

We do not want a team whose integrity is being challenged Ochilo Ayako Kenya's Sports Minister

Ayako, however, said some individuals should be removed from the committee because they face criminal charges in court.

He was referring to the chairman, secretary-general and treasurer of the Kenyan Football Federation at the centre of the continuing dispute between the association and the government.

The three were charged with one count of stealing US$202,564 and another of stealing US$500,000 from the organisation.

"We do not want a team whose integrity is being challenged, a team whose honesty is being questioned, whose commitment is being challenged by people," Ayako said.

Ayako also demanded that the government representative in the committee be given the right to vote instead of being an observer.

"The government cannot be an observer in matters that affect citizens," Ayako said.

"This is not a committee where resolutions will be sorted out by voting, it is a committee where issues will be sorted out by consensus, negotiations and compromise."

Meanwhile, Kenya's national side look set to start training once again as it looks to regain its place in the qualifying rounds for the 2006 World Cup finals, according to Keino.

"Harambee Stars will resume training this week for the first match on 4 September," he said.

Kenya are due to play Malawi on that date and so far the side has missed games against Guinea, Morocco and Tunisia in Group Five of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.