By Bonface Mulyungi
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohamed has gotten a reprieve after the Sports Disputes Tribunal overturned a decision by the association’s executive to suspend him.
The temporary orders follow a case filed under a certificate of urgency through Ahmed Abdi Mohamed, seeking, among others, to quash the decision by the FKF National Executive Council (NEC).
SDT Deputy Chairperson Allan Mola Owinyi certified the matter, filed through the law firm of Nchogu, Omwanza & Nyasani Advocates, as urgent, issuing temporary orders.
“The Tribunal grants a temporary order of injunction restraining the Respondents, whether by themselves, their officials, agents, servants, or any other person under their authority, from effecting the entire resolutions as passed on April 24, 2026, until the mention date stated in Order 6 below,” the Tribunal directed.
Mola then ordered the applicant to serve all pleadings, including the Statement of Claim and supporting documents, to the respondents and interested parties by 12.00 p.m. on April 29, 2026.
“Owing to the exigency of this matter, the parties may also make oral representations during the mention,” the Tribunal directed, adding, “This matter shall be mentioned on May 5, 2026, at 2.30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams before the Tribunal to confirm compliance and for further directions.
”The decision provides further relief to Mohamed after FKF held an emergency NEC meeting last Friday and suspended him, alongside Acting CEO Dennis Gicheru and NEC member Abdullahi Yusuf, over a dispute involving a Sh42 million insurance cover for last year’s CHAN tournament.
On Saturday, Hussein rejected the decision to force him to step aside, terming the move unjustified, while maintaining that no funds were lost during the 2025 CHAN.
The world football governing body has also since launched its own probe into the saga, demanding to be furnished with information on the circumstances under which Hussein was ousted over a Sh46 million insurance dispute.
In a letter addressed to FKF on Sunday, April 26, FIFA said it is working jointly with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to assess the situation and establish whether due process was followed in the decisions taken by the FKF National Executive Committee (NEC).
“We wish to inform you that FIFA, in coordination with the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), is currently assessing this matter with a view to gaining a clear and accurate understanding of the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the resolution, as well as its compliance with the FKF statutes,” the letter, sent by email to FKF, states.
FIFA has directed FKF to submit documents to support its review, including records of how the emergency NEC meeting was convened, proof of quorum, voting details, and evidence that the affected officials were given a fair opportunity to respond before any action was taken, as outlined in Articles 38, 40 and 41 of the FKF Constitution.“Further, we kindly request that you provide a detailed written justification underlying the adoption of the resolution, together with copies of all documents, records, correspondence or other material that were relied upon by the NEC in reaching its decision,” Elkhan Mammadov, Chief Member Associations Officer, states in the letter copied to CAF.
