This archive report was first published on 28 July 2019.
On Sunday, July 28, 2019, Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu turned himself in at the Integrity Centre in Nairobi, the headquarters of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), to face charges over a Sh588 million corruption scandal.
According to EACC spokesman Yassin Amaro, the embattled governor was accompanied by his lawyer and presented himself to the anti-graft body at around 10:00 am.
"Yes, it is true that the governor has presented himself and he is accompanied by his lawyer," Amaro told Capital FM News on telephone.
Waititu's wife, Susan Wangari Ndung'u, is also wanted to face charges as a director of Bienvenue Delta hotel and Saila Two Estate Developers Limited, which she co-founded with her husband.
Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji approved charges against ten suspects, including three who were arrested on Saturday: Charles Mbuthia Chege, a director of M/S Testimony Enterprises Limited; Joyce Ngina Musyoka and Simon Kabocho Kangethe, members of the Tender Evaluation Committee.
Waititu and his wife are accused of receiving Sh25,624,500 from Testimony Enterprises Limited, a contractor contracted by the county to develop roads through an irregular tendering process.
"Once the funds were paid by Kiambu County Government, a total of Sh25,624,500 was remitted to entities associated with Waititu," EACC said in its investigation file sent to the DPP for approval of charges.
Waititu will be facing charges alongside a Chief Officer in charge of roads at the county, Engineer Lucas Wahinya, and two directors of the company that was awarded the tender.
