NAIROBI, Kenya – Ex-Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu and four others are in hot water after being found guilty of irregularly awarding tenders worth Sh 588 million.
Today, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the director of public prosecutions, Renson Ingonga, successfully proved to the court that the former county boss and his co-accused were guilty of several offences.
The offences include conflict of interest, abuse of office, engaging in fraudulent practices in procurement, fraudulent acquisition of public property, and dealing with suspected property.
Waititu was convicted by Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyoki alongside his wife Susan Wangari Ndungu and Luka Mwangi Wahinya (former Chief Officer, of Roads, Transport, Public Works, and Utilities).
Who were other persons convicted alongside Ferdinand Waititu
Others were Charles Chege Mbuthia and Beth Wangeci Mburu, who are the directors of Testimony Enterprises Limited, Testimony Enterprises Limited, Saika Two Estate Developers Limited, and Bienvenue Delta Hotel.
The charges relate to the award of the said tender during Waititu’s tenure as county boss in 2018.
The court declared the tender fraudulent, stating that Testimony Enterprises Limited lacked the necessary documentation and that it could not finish the road project, and it cited the movement of funds in Equity Bank accounts connected to the former governor and his wife as evidence supporting the charges against them.
“I do not doubt in my mind that the contract is fraud. It is a mockery of the law,” Magistrate Nziyoki stated.
DPP Renson Ingonga nails Ferdinand Waititu in irregular tender case.Ex-Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu and four others have been found guilty of irregularly awarding tenders worth Ksh. 588 million.Today, the Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga successfully proved…
The ruling further implicated Engineer Luka, who was identified as the key orchestrator behind the scheme.
How Engineer Luka found himself on the wrong side of the law
He was found to have illegally removed important criteria from the tender evaluation process, which violated the Constitution and unfairly disadvantaged four other bids.
The court also declared the tender fraudulent, noting that it lacked the required documentation and that Testimony Enterprises Limited could not complete the road project.
The court observed that despite Testimony Enterprises Limited’s lack of qualifications, Luka was instrumental in securing the tender’s award.
The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Vincent Monda, Principal Prosecution Counsels Linda Mwamburi and Faith Mwila, and Prosecution Counsel Delroy Mwasaru, who called 32 witnesses to the dock.
