Kiplagat stepped down as AK president to focus on his campaigns for the IAAF top seat .
The NEC approved Lt. Gen ( Rtd ) Jackson Tuwei in an acting capacity , pending ratification by the national congress .
Kiplagat stepped down as AK president to focus on his campaigns for the IAAF top seat and the NEC approved Lt. Gen ( Rtd ) Jackson Tuwei in an acting capacity , pending ratification by the national congress .