This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
On August 27, 2019, Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's attempts to reach out to President Uhuru Kenyatta for bail hit a dead end.
According to sources, since his arrest by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Waititu has called the president over five times, but Uhuru has not picked his calls.
Uhuru has ordered his security detail to ensure the governor does not come near him until the case he is facing is concluded.
Waititu has even tried to persuade Uhuru's mother, Mama Ngina Kenyatta, to talk to the president to drop the case he is facing.
Meanwhile, the Asset Recovery Authority is profiling Waititu's multibillion investments and will move to court to be placed under a caveat.
Waititu's daughter, Monica, was previously cleared of charges after detectives established that she was not aware of the large amount of money deposited in her account.
However, the detectives have now completed investigations on the Sh1 billion Kaa Sober programme and recommended the governor's prosecution.
The programme, which was the brainchild of Waititu to rehabilitate alcoholics, was taking up Sh2 million per day without the approval of the county assembly.
Between July and December 2018, the Kiambu county government spent over Sh356 million to finance operations of the programme.
Waititu has been grappling with allegations of massive looting in his county through acquisition of properties, including hotels.
The EACC money trail shows that part of the Sh221.5 million already paid out in the irregular Sh588 million tender was deposited in accounts registered under the governor's businesses.
