This archive report was first published on 8 August 2019.
On August 8, 2019, Justice Ngenye Macharia ruled that Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu's bail review application lacked merit.
Waititu was released on a Ksh.15 million cash bail and barred from accessing his office until the case is heard and determined.
However, in a show of defiance, Waititu stated that he will operate the affairs of his county at the Sub County Level.
Speaking on Sunday at Victor’s Assembly Church in Kikuyu, Waititu said he was only barred from accessing his office in Kiambu town.
The council of governors has weighed on the issue and is now seeking a constitutional interpretation of whether governors are part of public officers who should step aside when charged in court.
