{
  "id": 17811998,
  "title": "Who is Ferdinand Waititu? The rise and fall of Baba Yao in Kenyan politics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/who-is-ferdinand-waititu-the-rise-and-fall-of-baba-yao-in-kenyan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:07:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/who-is-ferdinand-waititu-the-rise-and-fall-of-baba-yao-in-kenyan-politics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu, popularly known as Baba Yao, rose from local politics to become the Governor of Kiambu County before his tenure ended in impeachment in December 2019. His political journey included serving as a councillor, Nairobi Deputy Mayor, Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation, Member of Parliament and county governor. His rise and subsequent […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}