This archive report was first published on 4 August 2019.
Published on August 4, 2019, Governor Ferdinand Waititu of Kiambu has pledged to secure the release of more than 2,000 Kiambu youths currently in jail due to their inability to raise bail.
During his two-day stay at Industrial Area Remand Prison, where he was detained after failing to deposit Sh15 million cash bail, Governor Waititu met the youths and witnessed their deplorable conditions.
"I saw our people being eaten by lice and bedbugs over petty offenses and I have decided to make sure they are released from the prison," said Waititu.
He further stated that he will perform his duties outside his office, as he has been barred from accessing his office until his graft case is heard and determined.
Waititu is facing charges alongside his wife Susan Wangari Ndung'u and six other people in a case involving the irregular procurement of a Sh588 million tender for upgrading various gravel roads to bitumen standard in Kiambu.
