{
  "id": 17804760,
  "title": "DPP secures Ksh21M fines, 13-year sentence against Waititu in money laundering case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/dpp-secures-ksh21m-fines-13-year-sentence-against-waititu-in-money",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/dpp-secures-ksh21m-fines-13-year-sentence-against-waititu-in-money-laundering-case/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured fines totaling Ksh 21 million and 13-year sentences against former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu in a money laundering case involving Ksh 25.6 million. Waititu, along with his co-accused, received substantial fines and custodial sentences for various corruption-related offences. The sentences were delivered by Chief Magistrate Harrison Barasa following the High Court's decision to uphold the accused persons' convictions on money laundering charges and overturn their acquittals. The corporate entities involved were also fined, with the default sentences running concurrently.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Former Kiambu governor Waititu fined Sh21 million, faces 13 Years in jail over money laundering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/former-kiambu-governor-waititu-fined-sh21-million-faces-13-years-in",
        "published": "2026-11-02T10:54:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Waititu jailed for 13 years or pay a Sh21 million fine in a Sh588 million corruption case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/waititu-jailed-for-13-years-or-pay-a-sh21-million-fine-in-a-sh588",
        "published": "2026-11-02T12:41:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}