Federation of Kenya Football (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed has on Friday been ordered to step aside following allegations of misappropriation of funds.
Mohammed alongside acting General Secretary Dennis Gicheru and National Executive Committee (NEC) Member Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim have been told to step aside.
Nine of the fourteen NEC members passed a resolution to have the aforementioned individuals to step aside and pave way for investigations into alleged financial misconduct and procurement breaches.
The three allegedly were involved in the fraudlent procurement of an insurance company to the tune of Ksh 42.48 million (about Ush 1.2Billion) during CHAN 2024.
At the same time, the NEC ordered the immediate freezing of all FKF bank accounts linked to the Mohammed to avoid any interference with ongoing investigations.
The committee as well called for the appointment of an independent auditor to examine all funds received by the federation from key stakeholders, including CAF, FIFA, and the Ministry of Sports.
However, immediately after the decision was made, Mohammed came out to indicate the NEC meeting convened was unlawful.
“The provisions of the Kenya Football Federation (FKF)statutes clearly outline the procedure of convening a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting,” the statement reads.
“The purpoted meeting held on 24th April 2026 was not convened in accordance with the FKF constitution (2017) and is therefore irregular, unlawful and unconstitutional. Consequently, any decisions arising from it are null and void.” Adds the statement.
According to Article 38, Clause 2 of the FKF Consitution Provides that “the President shall convene meetings of the National Executive Committee. Where 50% of the Executive Committee members request a meeting, the President shall convene it within 21 days, failing which members may convene the meeting themselves.”
Mohammed says he did not convene the meeting and neither did he receive any request for such.
The news broke on Wednesday when the FKF President was in Uganda attending a CAF AFCON 2027 Pamoja preparatory meeting. He says, he will address the media on Saturday morning.
From the NEC meeting today, a decision had been taken for FKF Vice President McDonald Mariga Wanyama to take over leadership in acting capacity.
