Sports Committee grills embattled FKF boss Hussein Mohammed over CHAN 2024 scandal
Football
By
Robert Abong'o
| May 05, 2026
Embattled Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed today had questions to answer, appearing before the National Assembly Departmental Committee for Sports, Culture and Tourism.
The President, recently suspended by his own National Executive Council (NEC) over alleged financial impropriety and procurement breaches, including a Sh42 million insurance scandal involving the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), remained adamant that he still leads the federation.
Mohammed is in hot soup following an explosive exposé by The Standard, in which bank documents, a damning letter from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), and a procurement trail point to a transaction in his name, in which brokerage fees worth $328,735 were wired to a company without a licence to operate.
Nine out of 14 FKF NEC members last month passed a formal resolution calling for top federation officials to step aside, directing Mohammed, NEC member Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim and Acting General Secretary Dennis Gicheru to vacate office temporarily to make way for investigations.
The NEC then recommended that his deputy, McDonald Mariga, take over in an acting capacity pending the conclusion of investigations.
Today, we met with the National Assembly Departmental Committee for Sports, Culture and Tourism, chaired by Hon. Dan Wanyama.
We discussed pertinent key issues regarding Kenyan football, including AFCON 2027 preparations, and addressed all concerns raised by the committee.
FKF… pic.twitter.com/2EqxhOlrjR — Hussein Mohammed (@husseinmoha) May 5, 2026
The Sports Tribunal, however, overturned the NEC’s resolution to suspend the officials, with a temporary order following a case filed under a certificate of urgency, seeking to quash the decision by the FKF NEC.
With the matter already of public interest and causing jitters in the football fraternity, Mohammed insisted he remains the FKF President.
“I have not stepped aside. I remain the duly elected FKF President and represented the country in the recent FIFA Congress in Vancouver,” said Mohammed.
He denied any loss of funds after the FKF NEC announced his suspension, claiming a smear campaign aimed at damaging his reputation, while also destabilising the federation was active.
“The purported resolution of 24th April 2026 lacks constitutional validity and is, in my view, null and void,” he added.
World football governing body FIFA, through a statement, directed FKF to submit documents to support its review, including records of how the emergency NEC meeting was convened, proof of quorum, voting details, and evidence that the affected officials were given a fair opportunity to respond before any action was taken, as outlined in Articles 38, 40 and 41 of the FKF Constitution.
“We wish to inform you that FIFA, in coordination with the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), is currently assessing this matter with a view to gaining a clear and accurate understanding of the circumstances surrounding the adoption of the resolution, as well as its compliance with the FKF statutes,” the letter, sent by email to FKF, states.
With Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania set to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) under the Pamoja bid, the current FKF debacle sends shivers down fans' spines, with fears the in-fighting might cost the country the chance to host the showpiece of the event.
Mohammed, however, assured the preparations remained in "excellent shape", proceeding on schedule and fully aligned with CAF expectations.
"On the advice of CAF and following lessons learnt in CHAN 2024, the three host nations have adopted a cohesive management approach, in place of independent national planning frameworks within the structures of the three Local Organising Committees, and joint ministerial organising committees.
He also warned the procurement disputes risked derailing AFCON 2027 preparations, with the tournament set to run between 19 June and 17 July 2027.
The Mariga-led faction of the NEC confirmed it had submitted all requested documentation to FIFA, with the former footballer also appearing before the committee the same day.
The wing said it had explained its submission, addressing all issues raised by FIFA and supported by relevant documents, records, and evidence to ensure a transparent review.