Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Ndung'u Waititu has been barred from holding public office for 10 years after being found guilty in a Sh588 million corruption case.
On Thursday, February 13, 2025, Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki delivered the ruling, sentencing Waititu to a Sh53.5 million fine or 12 years in prison. His wife, Susan Wangari Ndung'u, was fined Sh500,000 or sentenced to one year in jail.
Waititu's co-accused, Luka Mwangi Wahinya, former Chief Officer for Roads in Kiambu County, was fined Sh21 million or sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of office.
Businessman Charles Chege, owner of Testimony Enterprises Ltd., was fined Sh295 million or sentenced to nine years in prison for unlawfully acquiring Sh147 million in public funds through irregular procurement.
