Nairobi, April 27 -- The Sports Disputes Tribunal has halted sweeping leadership changes at the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), reinstating president Hussein Mohammed after resolutions that had forced him to step aside were suspended.

The tribunal restrained a faction of National Executive Committee members from implementing the resolutions passed on April 24 that removed Mr Mohammed and other senior officials.

The interim orders also block attempts to freeze FKF bank accounts, assume control of the federation, and elevate the federation's deputy president McDonald Mariga into the presidency.

At the centre of the dispute is a controversial NEC meeting that cited a Sh42 million insurance scandal linked to the CHAN Pamoja tournament and...