Football Kenya Federation President Hussein Mohammed has made a direct petition to Chief Justice Martha Koome, calling for urgent judicial intervention over a wave of court injunctions that continue to paralyze the domestic football calendar.
Addressing the media in Nairobi following the disruption of the planned 2026/27 SportPesa League kickoff, the FKF chief expressed grave concern over repeated ex-parte court orders issued across various High Court stations, which have effectively halted leagues in Kenya.
The latest appeal follows a High Court order stopping the scheduled opening round amid disputes regarding league regulations, promotion, and relegation guidelines.
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Mohammed emphasized that while the federation respects the rule of law, the uncoordinated issuance of civil court injunctions threatens to plunge Kenyan football into complete disarray.
“We are appealing directly to Chief Justice Martha Koome and the Judiciary leadership to look into how sports disputes are managed within our court system,” Mohammed stated during his address at Weston Hotel.
“When individual court orders halt an entire national league hours before kickoff, it destroys the livelihoods of thousands of young athletes, financially drains club investors, and severely damages our reputation with international bodies like FIFA and CAF.”
The FKF President urged the Judiciary to establish clear, centralized case management protocols for sports-related litigation, advocating that administrative matters remain the primary domain of specialized arbitration bodies such as the Sports Disputes Tribunal.
Calling out those resorting to civil litigation rather than established sports channels, he warned “Those derailing Kenyan football through constant court petitions are hurting the very game they claim to love, and we cannot allow personal interests to hold our football hostage at the expense of millions of fans and players.”
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Mohammed also responded directly to the ongoing wrangles within FKF, dismissing internal leadership battles and recent attempts to unseat him as politically motivated distractions designed to derail the progress of Kenyan football.
Dismissing the infighting the first term FKF President insisted that he remains firmly in charge and focused on restoring sanity, transparency, and commercial stability to the game.
“We cannot build football in an environment of constant political warfare and backdoor maneuvers,” Mohammed declared.
“These perpetual administrative conflicts only serve to jeopardize vital sponsorships, disrupt national team preparations, and alienate key corporate partners who expect sound governance. I am calling on all aggrieved NEC members and factional leaders to sheath their swords, stop using parallel internal channels to execute coups, and instead embrace dialogue and established statutory mechanisms for the ultimate good of the sport.”
The persistent derailment of the domestic league kickoff has raised significant alarm among stakeholders, particularly with Kenya set to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside Uganda and Tanzania.
Football administrators and analysts warn that prolonged inactivity in the domestic top flight risks sending negative signals to CAF regarding the nation’s readiness.