Football Kenya Federation president Hussein Mohammed and vice president MacDonald Mariga/FILE

The Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) has extended interim orders halting attempts by a section of Football Kenya Federation National Executive Committee (NEC) members to remove president Hussein Mohamed.

The ruling comes against the backdrop of escalating governance tensions that began on April 24, when nine NEC members passed resolutions seeking to suspend Hussein, Acting CEO Dennis Gicheru and NEC member Abdallah Yusuf over allegations of financial misconduct involving about Sh42 million linked to the 2024 African Nations Championship insurance cover.
That NEC meeting also attempted to install former international McDonald Mariga as acting FKF president, but the move triggered immediate legal challenges and parallel investigations.
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In a ruling delivered on May 6, a three-member SDT panel comprising Luke Wamugunda, Allan Mola Owinyi and Victor Omwebu ordered that the status quo be maintained, effectively freezing any leadership changes.
The Tribunal noted that the “subject matter must be preserved” and that the question of FKF leadership “remains live,” effectively reinforcing earlier interim orders that had already barred the removal process from taking effect.
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A key factor in the decision is the involvement of Fifa, which has launched a parallel inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the NEC resolutions. As previously reported, Fifa—working with CAF—has demanded documents from FKF to establish whether due process was followed in the suspension attempts and governance decisions.
FIFA’s probe, which forms part of its internal dispute resolution oversight, is examining issues such as the legality of the emergency NEC meeting, quorum, voting procedures and whether affected officials were given fair hearing before sanctions were imposed.
The SDT emphasised that this international inquiry is central to resolving the dispute and must be fully addressed before any final determination is made.
“The Fifa inquiry is central to the resolution of the dispute,” the panel noted, directing parties to include all related material in their submissions.
The Tribunal also addressed a parallel petition filed at the Kiambu High Court, stating that it does not bar continuation of its proceedings and confirming it retains jurisdiction over the matter.
The judges said the continued freeze is necessary to prevent abrupt leadership changes that could render the case meaningless before all sides are heard.
To expedite the matter, the Tribunal ordered respondents to file responses within three days and directed all parties to submit any material relating to the FIFA probe within strict timelines.
The case will be mentioned on May 12 at 2:30 pm to confirm compliance.