Fresh Twist as High Court Sends Gor Mahia–Nairobi United Dispute Back to FKF

The Sports Disputes Tribunal ruling in the abandoned Nairobi United versus Gor Mahia fixture has been quashed by Milimani High Court Judge William Musyoka.

The court ruled that parties ought to have fully exhausted the internal Football Kenya Federation mechanisms before moving to the tribunal.

In his ruling dated June 5, 2026, Justice Musyoka upheld the position of the FKF Leagues and Competitions Committee and the FKF Disciplinary Committee.

He noted that the Sports Disputes Tribunal went ahead to determine the matter prematurely without the internal appeal and dispute resolution mechanism in FKF being completed.

“Where a court should not determine a matter, if the same issue could be properly decided on another basis, inclusive of internal dispute resolution mechanisms, otherwise the decision of the court would be premature or illegal,” stated Justice Musyoka in the ruling.

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Tribunal’s Jurisdiction Questioned in FKF Case

The application came after the match that took place at Dandora Stadium on December 21, 2025, was abandoned owing to mob violence and chaos.

Both clubs went to the tribunal seeking redress for what transpired but FKF’s Leagues and Competitions Committee and Disciplinary Committee already started working on the matter.

Justice Musyoka stated that the tribunal lacked the jurisdiction to handle the matter.

“The respondent found that the internal dispute resolution framework of the Football Kenya Federation was shaky, for it was not properly constituted, yet, in the same breath pronounced that it had no jurisdiction over some other issue, and reverted that issue to the same internal dispute resolution framework for resolution,” stated the judge.

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High Court Legal dispute over FKF Ruling

The court thus issued an order of certiorari to quash the tribunal ruling, sending the matter back to FKF for determination through its established procedures.

“The application dated 23rd March 2026, to the extent of the order of certiorari, has merit,” ruled Justice Musyoka. He ordered each party to bear its own costs.

FKF argued that allowing foreign bodies to overrule its structure would be a setback and set a precedent for any such breach against the club system in the future citing various cases supporting the position of exhausting the internal mechanism.

Justice Musyoka did not pronounce the controversy around the application of 2019 vs 2025 FKF rules which the tribunal would be left to handle.

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FKF President Hussein Mohammed while appearing before the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture in Parliament Buildings on May 5,2026
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