Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed has vowed to decisively deal with incompetence and corruption in his resolve to ensure that the federation is run based on the pillars of integrity, transparency and accountability which propelled him to the FKF top office.
Hussein spoke following a standoff where the president has accused the federation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Harold Ndege of misconduct and incompetence charges which could see the FKF National Executive Committee suspend the CEO if he does not resign by January 15, 2026.
A statement released by Hussein on his social media pages noted that he (Hussein) ran his campaign on a promise to have FKF run on the pillars of integrity, transparency and accountability and it is his intension to stay true to his manifesto and promise to make Kenya a great footballing Nation.
“I ran on the pillars of integrity, transparency and accountability. I intend to stay true to my manifesto and promise to achieve our collective vision of making Kenya a great footballing Nation. If we are to compete with the best in the world, we must decisively and fearlessly deal with incompetence, mediocrity, corruption and ineptitude in the administration of football. For too long we have normalised and tolerated low standards in our institutions. This must stop,” Hussein wrote.
“The reform agenda shall be a painful process that will take time but it can and must be done. If we are to compete with the best in the world, we must decisively and fearlessly deal with incompetence, mediocrity, corruption and ineptitude in the administration of football. For too long we have normalised and tolerated low standards in our institutions. This must stop,” he continued.
Noting that the reform agenda is certain to be a painful process that will take time, Hussein expressed optimism that the radical surgery can and must be done.
“I intend to stay true to my manifesto and promise to achieve our collective vision of making Kenya a great footballing Nation,” Hussein asserted.
A man who leads from the front, Hussein has made it clear that it will not be business as usual and the federation will not tolerate incompetence and corruption at the expense of delivering progress for Kenyan football.
The federation president has in the recent past accused the CEO of gross misconduct, a standoff which threatens to be dragged to the courts with reports indicating that Ndege could move to the courts if the NEC approves the decision to suspend him.
Making his intensions clear, Hussein has issued a show-cause letter listing 21 accusations and pushed a National Executive Committee a vote that could end Ndege’s tenure on January 15, 2026.
The president accuses Ndege of incompetence but Ndege rejects the charge and signals court action if the NEC endorses expulsion or suspension.
The first cluster of allegations targets authority and communication. Hussein, in his letter to Ndege, has claimimed that the CEO failed to notify him of a parliamentary summons dated October 28, 2025. The president says he learned of it by chance weeks later. The letter alleges the CEO prepared submissions and engaged Parliament without approval, branding the conduct a governance failure.
Further, the president alleges unauthorized official trips and exclusive personal use of a federation vehicle despite fuel allowance, inconveniencing operations. He also faults Ndege for weak leadership on security and crowd control after hooliganism marred league matches, World Cup qualifiers, and CHAN fixtures. The letter credits interventions to the president, not the CEO.