Anti-corruption court to deliver judgment in former governor Waititu’s Sh588 million graft case

Former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu will today (Wednesday) learn his fate in the Sh588 million corruption case against him as the Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court delivers its judgment.

Waititu, his wife Susan Wangari Ndungu, and several others, including former transport manager Luka Mwangi Wahinya, Charles Chege Mbuthia, Beth Wangeci Mburu, Testimony Enterprises Limited, Saika Two Estate Developers Limited and Bienvenue Delta Hotel, were charged with irregularly awarding road tenders worth Sh588 million in February 2018.

They also face additional charges, including conflict of interest, abuse of office, fraudulent procurement practices, fraudulent acquisition of public property, and money laundering.

"The accused persons were convicted after 32 prosecution witnesses testified, and 129 exhibits were produced," the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said in a statement on Tuesday.

Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki has summoned Waititu to appear in court physically on Wednesday at 9:30 am after he failed to show up on Tuesday.

During his defence in August 2024, Waititu claimed the case was politically motivated, alleging it was a scheme to remove him from office due to his support for President William Ruto in the 2022 succession politics.

"It was a scheme. This was a political witch hunt. The case was initiated to hound me out of the Kiambu governor's office. They succeeded because when I was charged, one of the conditions of my bail was that I should not return to the office," he said.

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