It kicked off on 20 June and concluded on 13 December, with the domestic broadcasting rights for the competition held by SuperSport.
[2] Originally scheduled to begin on 6 June,[3] participating teams were required to pay a registration fee of KSh.
[4] The competition's defending champions are Sofapaka, who beat second-tier side Posta Rangers 2–1 in the previous final.
"[3] Kenyan Premier League side Bandari beat second-tier Nakumatt 4–2 in the final to win their first ever title.
They received 2,000,000/= in prize money and will represent Kenya in the preliminary round of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.
On 19 September, Thika United announced their withdrawal from the tournament, claiming they were not supposed to be paired against Sony Sugar in the second round.
[17] Just before the penalty was taken, an assistant coach from the Police bench ran onto the pitch and physically assaulted the referee, prompting the match to be halted for nearly 30 minutes before eventually being abandoned.
[21] The club's secretary-general Ronald Ngala later released a statement saying Gor Mahia would not participate in future editions of the tournament until he saw an improvement in the way it is run.