High Court upholds corruption convictions of Waititu, co-accused
The High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his co-accused in an appeal involving multiple corruption-related offences. The co-accused are Waititu’s wife, Susan Wangari Ndungu; former Kiambu County Chief Officer for Roads, Transport, Public Works and Utilities Luka Mwangi Wahinya and Charles Chege Mbuthia, a director of Testimony [...] The…
The High Court has upheld the convictions of former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and three co-accused individuals for various corruption-related offenses. The co-accused include Waititu's wife, Susan Wangari Ndungu; Luka Mwangi Wahinya, a former Kiambu County Chief Officer for Roads, Transport, Public Works and Utilities; and Charles Chege Mbuthia, a director of Testimony Enterprises Limited.
The appeals challenge on the corruption charges included conflict of interest, dealing with suspect property, abuse of office, fraudulent procurement practices, and fraudulent acquisition of public property. Lady Justice Rose Ougo ruled that the convictions on these charges should stand, while overturning the subordinate court's acquittal on money laundering charges.
The court also revoked the bonds granted to the appellants, ordering the detention of Susan Wangari Ndungu at Lang’ata Women's Prison, and Ferdinand Waititu, Luka Mwangi Wahinya, and Charles Chege Mbuthia at Nairobi Remand Prison until further mitigation and sentencing on the money laundering charges. The prosecution was led by Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Vincent Monda and Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Faith Mwila.
The matter is set to be heard for mitigation and sentencing at the Anti-Corruption Magistrate's Court on October 19, 2026.
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