The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has cleared Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Hussein Mohammed of wrongdoing in the controversial Sh42 million insurance procurement for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), saying it has no legal mandate to investigate the matter because no Kenyan public funds were used.
In a letter dated June 22, 2026, addressed to the FKF Chief Executive Officer, the procurement watchdog said its review established that the insurance arrangement was conducted under the Confederation of African Football (CAF) procurement framework and financed entirely by CAF.
The authority noted that the procurement process through which Riskwell Insurance Brokers Limited was engaged complied with CAF procurement guidelines and that the funds involved did not originate from the Kenyan government or any public entity.
“In light of the response provided, the Authority finds that public funds were not utilized in the subject procurement. As such, the transaction is not governed by the Act, and the Authority has no jurisdiction to further investigate the concerns raised in the complaint. The Authority has therefore proceeded to close this matter,” PPRA Director General Patrick W. Wanjuki said in the letter.
PPRA further observed that although FKF is not inherently classified as a public entity under the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, it would only have oversight if public funds were used in a procurement process.
The decision effectively brings to a close the authority’s investigation into allegations of irregular procurement, conflict of interest and misapplication of funds surrounding the CHAN insurance arrangement.
The controversy erupted in April when a section of the Football Kenya Federation National Executive Committee (NEC) asked President Hussein Mohammed, Acting Secretary General Dennis Gacheru and NEC member Abdalla Yussuf to step aside over allegations linked to the Sh42 million insurance deal.
Former international Macdonald Mariga was appointed to act as federation president following the resolutions signed by nine NEC members.
The officials were accused of financial impropriety, misappropriation of public funds and alleged breaches of procurement laws after claims that Sh42 million had been paid to Riskwell Insurance Brokers Limited, a company that had been registered only two months before receiving the contract.
Documents showed that Riskwell was paid approximately Sh42.4 million for a civil liability insurance cover required by CAF for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania’s hosting of the 2024 CHAN tournament.
Before the payment, quotations had reportedly been obtained from other insurers, including Britam, which had quoted a lower premium.
However, Hussein Mohammed resumed his official duties in May after FIFA ruled that the process used to suspend him and other federation officials violated the FKF Constitution.
In a letter dated May 25, FIFA declared the suspensions unconstitutional, saying the National Executive Committee had failed to comply with the constitutional procedures governing the provisional suspension of elected officials.
The world football governing body also warned that actions taken outside the federation’s constitutional framework could not produce valid legal effects and urged FKF leaders to resolve disputes through established governance mechanisms.
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