Nairobi, November 2, 2026
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison or ordered to pay a Sh21 million fine after being convicted on three counts of money laundering linked to a Sh588.7 million road tender scandal.
Milimani Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Harrison Barasa delivered the sentence on Monday. Waititu was fined Sh10 million (or five years in default) on Count 10, Sh6 million (or four years in default) on Count 11, and Sh5 million (or four years in default) on Count 12.
The new sentences will run concurrently with the 12-year prison term Waititu is already serving from a February 2025 conviction in the same case. This means he will not serve additional time beyond his existing sentence.
The case stems from a Sh588.7 million contract awarded by the Kiambu County Government to Testimony Enterprises Limited during the 2017/2018 financial year for upgrading gravel roads to bitumen standard in several sub-counties. Investigators found that the tender was irregularly awarded and that proceeds were channelled through companies linked to Waititu and his co-accused.
Waititu was previously convicted of corruptly receiving approximately Sh25.6 million from the contractor. His wife, Susan Wangari Ndung’u, and other co-accused, including company directors and a former county chief officer, were also convicted and sentenced on related charges.
In October 2026, the High Court upheld the original corruption convictions, dismissed the appeals, and overturned earlier acquittals on the money-laundering counts, paving the way for Monday’s sentencing. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigated the case, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted it.
Waititu, who served as Kiambu Governor from 2017 to 2022, has been barred from holding public office for 10 years. He and his co-accused have the right to appeal the sentence.