He was the secretary general of now defunct Kenya Football Federation (KFF) when Kenya last played at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Tunisia 2004. The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) also joined the Kenyan football fraternity in mourning Swaleh. As a football family we extend our sorrows to the family of Hussein Swaleh the Kenyan football official who died in the tragic crash. Football Kenya Federation president Nick Mwendwa termed the death a loss to football. A Football Kenya Federation official who is among those who perished in the #EthiopianAirlines accident on Sunday.

Source: Daily Nation March 11, 2019 06:01 UTC