High Court declines to overturn Ferdinand Waititu's 12-year imprisonment
Ferdinand Waititu, who was convicted in February 2025, had been handed the option of paying a fine of Sh53.5 million or serving a 12-year jail term.
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has once again failed in his attempt to overturn a 12-year prison sentence tied to a Sh588 million corruption case.
In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna dismissed a fresh application in which Waititu had sought to challenge both his conviction and sentence.
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The decision followed a renewed legal push by Waititu’s team to have the judgment reviewed, a move that was strongly opposed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
In a statement posted on its official X account, the DPP confirmed it had successfully fought off the former governor’s request.
Waititu, who was convicted in February 2025, had been handed the option of paying a fine of Sh53.5 million or serving a 12-year jail term.
In addition to the sentence, he was barred from contesting for any political position for a period of seven years. The court found him guilty of a conflict of interest involving a public project worth Sh588 million.
In his latest attempt to overturn the sentence, Waititu had filed an application seeking to introduce new arguments and evidence to support his appeal.
While the court allowed the changes to his petition, it rejected the request to review the sentence, meaning the original punishment remains in place as the appeal moves forward.
Previously, Waititu had applied for a bond twice, but both requests were turned down.
However, on July 31, 2025, Justice Njuguna granted him a Sh53 million bond to secure his release while the appeal is being heard. The court at the time assured that the matter would proceed without unnecessary delay.
The case has also drawn in members of his family and business associates. His wife, Susan Ndung’u, was sentenced to one year in jail or a fine of Sh500,000.
Though both were cleared of three money laundering charges, they remained convicted on other graft-related counts.
Also convicted were Testimony Enterprises Limited directors Charles Chege and Beth Wangeci. Chege was sentenced to nine years in jail or a fine of Sh295 million, while Wangeci received a one-year sentence or a fine of Sh1 million.
The next mention of the case is set for October 1, 2025, as the appeal process continues to unfold.
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