The High Court has stopped Football Kenya Federation (FKF) deputy president McDonald Mariga from assuming the role of the president of the football body in an acting capacity.
The orders came barely a day after the Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) stopped nine members of the FKF National Executive Committee from implementing resolutions to run the federation under Mariga as the acting president.
The trial judge further ordered Mariga to relinquish the presidential roles of the FKF “in the event he has assumed the duties of Hussein Mohammed, who had allegedly been relieved of his mandate.”
Football Kenya Federation president Hussein Mohammed.
The court gave the orders following an application by nominated NEC member Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim.
The judge heard from FKF lawyer Danstan Omari that the resolution to remove Mohammed was reached during a meeting held on Friday by a section of the federation’s National Executive Committee. During the meeting, the judge heard that some resolutions affecting the petitioner Ibrahim and others were passed.
“The impugned meeting was not convened by the President of FKF as required under Article 38 of the Federation’s Constitution,” claimed Ibrahim in the court filings.
He added that no notices were issued by the General Secretary or any competent organ of the federation. Ibrahim says that during the meeting, it was resolved that he steps aside from membership of the NEC.
The court heard the resolutions arrived at during the April 24 meeting have since taken effect, and the interim officials appointed to run FKF have begun to alter the governance structure of the federation illegally and without due process and adherence to the federation’s constitutional dictates.
In a brief ruling, the trial judge said Ibrahim had established proper legal grounds to grant a “conservatory order restraining the respondent, the National Executive Committee-FKF, from suspending, removing or in any other way interfering with the petitioners’ office and position at the federation, the NEC, and or related offices/bodies.”
Lawyers Martina Swiga (left) and Danstan Omari address journalists on April 28, 2026 at the Milimani Law Courts after the High Court temporarily stopped FKF National Executive Committee from suspending or removing committee member Abdullahi Yusuf from office pending hearing and determination of case.
Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group
The judge further reversed the decision for the implementation of changes in leadership and running of FKF, including relieving Mariga from discharging his new mandate. The case was fixed for further directions on May 19.
On Monday, the Sports Disputes Tribunal halted the sweeping leadership changes at the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), reinstating Hussein.
Nine of the 14 FKF NEC members, led by Mariga, had on Friday passed a resolution to suspend Hussein, Acting General Secretary Dennis Gicheru, and nominated NEC member Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim pending the conclusion of a probe into allegations of insurance fraud involving the 2024 Chan.
Meanwhile, investigations into the alleged Sh42.48 million insurance fraud linked to the 2024 Africa Nations Championships (Chan) intensified on Tuesday with officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption (EACC) collecting crucial documents from the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) headquarters at Goal Project in Kasarani.
Stephen Karuga, the Head of Communications at EACC, told Nation Sport that the commission is expediting the probe due to the high public interest in the matter and Kenya’s role as co-host of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) alongside Uganda and Tanzania.
“The Commission is currently undertaking an investigation and had earlier requested FKF to provide documents to aid the process,” said Karuga.
“The Commission is fast-tracking the investigation and will conclude it as soon as possible,” he added.
FKF confirmed in a statement that EACC officers visited its offices on Tuesday and that the federation fully cooperated with them.
“The federation remains firmly committed to transparency, accountability, and cooperation with all relevant investigative and oversight bodies. FKF reiterates its readiness to support due process and ensure that all matters are addressed in accordance with established governance and legal frameworks,” said FKF.
FKF president Hussein Mohammed said: “We welcome the involvement of the EACC and reaffirm our full cooperation with the process. As a federation, we are committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity and transparency. We are confident that the facts will come to light through a fair and thorough process, and we will continue to support all efforts aimed at safeguarding accountability within Kenyan football.”
The federation is alleged to have wired $328,735 (Sh42.48 million) to Riskwell Insurance Brokers Limited to procure insurance cover for the 2024 Chan, yet the firm was not licensed to operate in the country.
Further, Riskwell was not among the companies that submitted quotations for the insurance cover for the CAF tournament.
Also, three firms which submitted quotations for the insurance cover, Takaful Insurance of Africa quoted a bid of Sh 26,166,662, Old Mutual General Insurance Kenya Limited, Sh 26,810,327, and Britam Insurance, Sh29,212,180, amounts significantly lower than the Sh42.48 million allegedly paid to Riskwell.
Hussein, however, dismissed the allegation of fraud, stating that it was the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which procured the tournament’s insurance cover, and that no public funds were lost as the federation did not spend any money on the policy.
