Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed said on Wednesday that he had given up on efforts to work with seven National Executive Committee (NEC) members. He warned that they will now face action according to the federation’s constitution.
Mohammed said the officials; FKF vice-president MacDonald Mariga, Gabriel Mgendi (Coast), Dan Shikanda (Nairobi), Collins Kalee (Nyanza), women’s representative Kerubo Momanyi, Robert Macharia (Central) and Bernard Lagat (Upper Rift Valley) had boycotted four NEC meetings and three consultative meetings convened to discuss the management and development of Kenyan football.
“This is the first time I’m addressing this issue since the attempted coup against me in April. Let them know they have a responsibility to attend NEC meetings because that is what they were elected for,” Mohammed said.
“When they were nine, they used to ask for meetings. Now they are seven, they don’t want meetings. Their only agenda was to take power through the back door, and I will no longer tolerate them. Let congress deal with them,” he said.
Among the issues that were scheduled to be discussed at the latest meeting were; construction of a technical centre, national team coaches, the federation’s budget and agenda items submitted by the dissenting NEC members such as the position of the FKF secretary-general.
Mohammed said the meeting had initially been scheduled for Tuesday evening, but was postponed to yesterday.
“I know they are avoiding the AGM. This meeting was meant to be held on Tuesday evening. But I waited until Wednesday (yesterday). For how long will we wait and waste time with them?” He asked.
The dispute has exposed a challenge over quorum. FKF requires six elected members to conduct NEC business. Mohammed needs one more member to make the constitutional threshold.
Football Kenya Federation Vice President McDonald Mariga (left) and NEC member Nairobi Daniel Shikanda before appearing before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture at Bunge Tower on May 5, 2026.
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The officials backing him are; Caleb Amwayi (Western), Peter Kamau (Lower Rift Valley), Ahmedqadar Mohammed Dabar (North Eastern) and Charles Njoka (Eastern). He has also co-opted Ken Irungu and Abdalla Yusuf into the NEC.
The stand-off could now shift to the federation’s congress, which has the authority to discipline or remove NEC members found to have violated the constitution. Former FKF secretary-general Lordvick Aduda said the constitution allows delegates representing at least 50 per cent plus one of the eligible congress membership to petition for a Special General Meeting.
The request is submitted to the general secretary. If the NEC fails to convene the meeting, it can be held after 60 days,
“The rebel NEC members will be accorded an opportunity to be heard and, should they be found to have violated the constitution, Congress will make the necessary determination,” he said.
“The General Assembly has the authority to withdraw their mandate, which means the rebel NEC members will go home.”
Aduda cited the removal of Alfred Sambu from the federation’s leadership in 2006 as an example of the process.
However, he warned that pursuing the route could expose further governance gaps, as FKF currently has neither a serving general secretary nor an electoral board. Dennis Gicheru’s term ended on August 6.
According to Aduda, the constitution requires a Special General Meeting to be convened if more than half of NEC positions fall vacant, with elections held within 60 days to fill the positions for the remainder of the term.
The Congress comprises representatives from 48 FKF branches, the 18 Premier League, 10 National Super League, 10 Division One, five women premier leagues, five from Women National Super League, a representative each from players, referees and coaches associations.
