By Eric Odanga BBC Sport, Nairobi

Former football officials want president Kibaki to intervene in Kenya's crisis

A high court in Mombasa has stopped next month's Kenya Football Federation (KFF) elections, which were scheduled for 3 April.

Lady Justice Joyce Khaminwa also fined the KFF chairman Maina Kariuki, secretary general Hussein Swaleh and treasurer Mohamed Hatimy a total of US $6,750 for contempt.

The ruling comes after the KFF's decision to go ahead with a meeting on 28 February, in which they discussed a new constitution thus going against an earlier order by the Mombasa high court.

The judge said she decided that the three should not face a prison sentence but pay a fine instead.

"They were aware of the order as it was in the national newspapers and they opted to go ahead with the meeting," she said.

This is the latest blow to Kenyan football after a Nairobi high court stopped the implementation of the new KFF constitution.

Kenyan football in crisis

This followed a successful application by the chairman of Premier League side Re-Union, Mark Ageng.

He argued that the new constitution favours the candidates currently in office.

A group of former club and KFF officials have appealed to President Mwai Kibaki to intervene.

Most of the problems that Kenyan football is facing come from allegations of financial impropriety and mismanagement by the current KFF officials under the chairmanship of Maina Kariuki.