NAIROBI, Kenya— The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) can now proceed to arrest and prosecute NGAAF Chief Executive Officer Roy Sasaka Telewa after the Constitutional and Human Rights Court dismissed his petition challenging ongoing corruption investigations.
In a ruling delivered on February 5, 2026, Hon. Justice Bahati Mwamuye described Telewa’s petition as an abuse of the court process, noting it amounted to forum shopping.
The decision lifts interim orders that had temporarily barred the EACC from arresting, detaining, charging, or prosecuting the NGAAF CEO.
Telewa filed the petition on January 13, 2026, claiming the EACC had violated his constitutional rights, conducting investigations in bad faith and with the intention of removing him from office.
The petition arose from allegations of corruption, procurement irregularities, and unexplained wealth covering January 2021 to January 2026, during which Telewa held senior public positions, including CEO of NGAAF, former CEO of the National Youth Council, Head of Procurement at KDIC, and Deputy Head of Procurement at CAK.
The court had previously granted interim orders on January 14, 2026, restraining the EACC from arresting or prosecuting Telewa, though it allowed investigations to continue.
The EACC opposed the petition, arguing that Telewa, as a public officer, was lawfully subject to investigation over allegations of corruption and economic crimes.
The anti-graft body filed an application on January 23, 2026, seeking to strike out the petition, noting it duplicated an earlier case filed by Telewa in the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes (ACEC) Division.
In ACEC Petition No. E001 of 2026, Telewa had sought similar relief, but the court dismissed his application for conservatory orders on January 13, 2026.
Following this, he filed the current petition at the Constitutional and Human Rights Division and secured interim orders similar to those previously denied. He later withdrew the ACEC petition.
Justice Mwamuye dismissed the petition, faulting Telewa for failing to disclose the earlier ACEC filing, which was “almost word for word” identical.
The judge ruled that the non-disclosure and parallel filings constituted forum shopping and an abuse of judicial process.
The dismissal extinguishes all interim orders, clearing the way for the EACC to proceed with arrests and prosecutions as it sees fit.
