Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, who was admitted to hospital, has filed an appeal challenging the decision to sentence him to 12 years in prison over the Sh588 million corruption case In his papers filed before the Milimani Anti-Corruption High Court, Waititu has faulted the trial magistrate Thomas Nzyoki for not fully analysing the evidence presented by the prosecution.
His legal team outlines several grounds for appeal, which include claims that the prosecution failed to meet the required standard of proof, the trial court disregarded contradictions in the prosecution's case, and key witnesses were not called to testify. "The prosecution had failed to establish their case to the required standard of beyond a reasonable doubt," the appeal papers state.
Waititu's defense team asserts that the court failed to appreciate contradictions in the evidence presented, which created reasonable doubt about his involvement in the alleged crimes. Similarly, Waititu contends that the trial court did not properly weigh the evidence presented by both the prosecution and the defense.
He argues that the trial court did not give sufficient attention to his testimony or provide due analysis of his defense insisting that the court's conclusion was skewed. "The trial Court erred in law and in fact by failing to subject the evidence of the prosecution to a test of credibility and admissibility," the appeal states.
