Kenya Football Federation President Hussein Mohammed rejects suspension, declares NEC decision “Null and Void”

Suspended Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Rashid Mohammed has hit back at the federation’s National Executive Committee (NEC), rejecting the decision to remove him from office and describing the process as unconstitutional.

In an official statement released late Friday, Mohammed insisted that the NEC meeting held on April 24, 2026 – which resolved to suspend him over alleged financial impropriety – was “irregular, unlawful and unconstitutional,” arguing that it was not convened in line with the FKF Constitution (2017).

“The purported 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,” the statement read.

Citing Article 38, Clause 2 of the FKF Constitution, Mohammed emphasized that only the president has the authority to convene NEC meetings unless formally requested by at least 50 percent of members. He maintained that no such request was made to him.

“I did not convene any NEC meeting, nor did I receive any request to convene such a meeting in accordance with the above provisions,” he added.

Mohammed’s response comes just hours after a majority of NEC members announced his suspension, alongside Acting General Secretary Dennis Gicheru and NEC member Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim, over allegations including the misappropriation of approximately KSh 42 million linked to the African Nations Championship (CHAN).

The NEC further named former international McDonald Mariga as acting president, plunging Kenyan football into a deepening leadership crisis.

Mohammed has now called for a press conference scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the FKF Headquarters in Nairobi, where he is expected to address the allegations and the unfolding governance standoff.

With both sides asserting legitimacy, the situation sets up a potential legal and administrative battle for control of Kenyan football, raising concerns over stability within the federation and its operations.

Below is the statement: