Mohammed was suspended by NEC members following allegations of financial misappropriation under his watch. The decision also saw NEC member Abdullahi Yussuf Ibrahim and acting CEO Dennis Gicheru also ordered to step aside to allow for investigations into the allegations.
According to multiple reports, the controversy stems from a high-value insurance arrangement for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which was co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania on February 25th.
The reports further indicated that FKF awarded a contract worth KSh 42,406,815 to a recently registered company, despite receiving more competitive offers from well-known insurers.
Former FKF President Sam Nyamweya, and Kakamega Homeboyz chairman Cleophas Shimanyula are among those, who have urged Mohammed to step aside to allow for investigations.
Shimanyula strongly condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the deeply troubling corruption scandal surrounding the CHAN tournament insurance arrangements.
‘CHAN scandal is shameful’
“This scandal is not merely a financial irregularity — it is a direct betrayal of every Kenyan footballer, every fan, and every stakeholder, who has invested hope, passion, and resources into the development of this beautiful game in our nation,” Shimanyula told Flashscore.
“The misappropriation and alleged diversion of insurance funds meant to protect our players and officials is an affront to the principles of good governance. It is criminal. It is shameful, and it will not go unchallenged.
“I call upon all relevant law enforcement agencies, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and CAF to conduct a full, transparent, and impartial investigation into this matter, and to hold all culpable individuals accountable to the full extent of the law.”
Shimanyula continued: ”We must speak plainly to the people of Kenya: Hussein (Mohammed) was not elected to the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Presidency on the basis of merit, vision, or a credible development plan for Kenyan football.
“He was pushed - systematically and deliberately - by networks driven entirely by the lust for money, power, and access to football’s financial resources.
“Those who orchestrated his rise to power saw the FKF not as a sacred custodian of Kenya’s football heritage, but as a trough at which they could feed. The presidency was a means to an end — and that end was financial gain, at the expense of our players, our youth academies, our referees, and our national teams.
“The CHAN insurance scandal is the inevitable harvest of seeds of greed planted long before the election. We warned. Many warned. But the warnings went unheeded.”
Shimanyula hits out at delegates
The outspoken Shimanyula, who contested during the FKF elections which ushered in the reign of Mohammed, further said the delegates, who were mandated to choose leaders, instead went for money over vision.
“I want to address this directly and without apology to the delegates who cast their votes in the FKF elections,” offered Shimanyula.
“You were entrusted with one of the most consequential responsibilities in Kenyan sport — the power to choose the leadership that would shape the future of our national football.
“Candidates with structured development plans, grassroots investment programmes, infrastructure proposals, and transparent financial frameworks were presented before you.
“The short-term gratification of vote-buying money has now produced the long-term disgrace of a corruption scandal that has embarrassed Kenya before the entire continent of Africa and the global football community.
“The damage caused to the reputation of FKF and Kenyan football by these events cannot be measured in monetary terms alone.”
Shimanyula added: “I want implore delegates, going forward, to exercise their sacred democratic responsibility with integrity, patriotism, and a genuine commitment to the sport — not their personal bank balances.
“Our children, playing football barefoot on dusty pitches across this country, deserve better than the leadership their elders have elected.”
Simanyula concluded by demanding a full forensic audit of all CHAN-related insurance funds and the immediate publication of findings to the public, the suspension, pending investigation, of all FKF officials implicated in the CHAN insurance scandal.
He further called upon CAF and FIFA to conduct independent oversight reviews of FKF’s financial governance structures, and criminal prosecution of any individual found to have misappropriated or fraudulently obtained football funds.
Nyamweya challenged Mohammed to corporate regardless of the current circumstances and ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities and a transparent process that will ultimately serve the interests of Kenyan football.
Mohammed took charge of FKF on December 8th, 2024, after winning an election.
