The Sports Disputes Tribunal has suspended all resolutions from a disputed April 24 meeting, sharply escalating a simmering leadership wrangle at the Football Kenya Federation (FKF).
The FKF National Executive Committee (NEC) had suspended Mohammed over allegations of an Sh42.48 million insurance fraud for the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN) tournament.
The federation’s acting Chief Executive Officer Dennis Gicheru and nominated NEC member Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim was also suspended over the same allegations.
The NEC appointed FKF deputy President McDonald Mariga as the acting president pending completion of the investigations into the suspected fraud.
But in a ruling delivered in Nairobi, Deputy Chairperson Allan Mola Owinyi certified the matter as urgent and issued an interim injunction blocking the implementation of decisions taken by nine FKF National Executive Committee (NEC) members.
The order effectively halts any leadership changes and restores the federation’s status quo pending a full hearing.
The tribunal’s intervention pauses what had quickly escalated into a high-stakes governance standoff, placing the controversial resolutions under formal judicial scrutiny.
At the heart of the dispute is the legality of the April 24 NEC meeting itself. Fresh details now reveal sharp divisions over whether the session was properly convened under the FKF Constitution (2017).
Critics argue the meeting violated established procedures, rendering its outcomes “irregular, unlawful and unconstitutional,” and therefore null and void.
According to Article 38(2) of the FKF statutes, only the federation’s president has the mandate to convene NEC meetings.
Alternatively, at least half of NEC members may formally request such a meeting, compelling the president to call it within 21 days failing which they can proceed independently.
In a firm rebuttal, the FKF president maintains that no such process was followed.
He insists he neither convened the meeting nor received any formal request from members as required by the constitution, casting further doubt on the legitimacy of the gathering and its resolutions.
All parties have now been directed to file their responses by May 4, ahead of a May 5 mention date.
The looming court showdown is expected to be pivotal, with far-reaching implications for the leadership, governance, and future direction of Kenyan football.
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