This archive report was first published on 29 July 2019.
On Monday, July 29, 2019, Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu arrived at the Milimani Law Courts, where he was expected to be charged over a Sh580 million irregular tender.
Waititu was to be charged alongside his wife Susan Ndung'u and several other individuals, following a recommendation by Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji the previous Friday.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) had been investigating allegations of irregular procurement of a tender for the upgrading of various gravel roads to bituminous surface in Kiambu County.
The tender under investigation, worth Sh588 million, was awarded to M/s Testimony Enterprises Ltd during the 2017/2018 financial year.