Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has filed an appeal against his 12-year prison sentence and Ksh53.5 million fine handed down by the Anti-Corruption Court over a Ksh588 million tender scandal.
Waititu who was convicted on last Thursday by Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki, was found guilty of irregularly awarding a contract for upgrading gravel roads in Kiambu County during the 2017-2018 financial year.
In addition to his sentence, the court barred him from holding public office for 10 years.
His co-accused, among them his wife, Susan Wangari, were also sentenced, with Wangari ordered to pay a Ksh1 million fine or serve a one-year jail term.
Charles Chege, the Director of Testimony Enterprises Company, was fined Ksh295 million, while Lucas Wahinya, the implicated road engineer, was fined Ksh21 million.
After the sentencing, Waititu, through his lawyer John Swaka, requested to be escorted to the hospital, but the magistrate ruled that prison authorities would handle the matter.
Also read https://www.kbc.co.ke/6-years-later-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-ksh588m-waititu-graft-case/
