Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been released from prison on a Sh53 million bond pending the hearing of his appeal.
Waititu has been serving a prison sentence after being convicted on Sh588million graft charges in February.
He has finally been granted bond by High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna, who had previously declined two bids to be released on bond.
Earlier, Waititu had filed an appeal before the High Court challenging his conviction.
However, his initial request for bail was dismissed, with the court assuring that the appeal would be heard expeditiously.
In a new application, Waititu sought to amend his petition to introduce new evidence and additional grounds in support of his case.
The court allowed the amendment, giving Waititu a fresh opportunity to argue for his release as he continues to appeal the conviction.
The former governor was sentenced to 12 years in prison or pay Sh52.5 million fine after he was found guilty of conflict of interest in a Sh588 million graft case.
Waititu was similarly barred from vying for any political seat for 7 years.
His wife, Susan Ndung'u, was handed a one-year prison term or a fine of Sh500,000.
The court convicted both on graft-related charges but acquitted them on three counts of money laundering.
Their co-accused, Testimony Enterprises Limited director Charles Chege, was sentenced to a nine-year jail term or a Sh295 million fine, while Beth Wangeci, the company’s second director, was fined Sh1 million or sentenced to one year in prison.
In the case, Waititu was charged alongside his wife, Susan Ndung'u, who was slapped with a one-year imprisonment or pay a fine of Sh500,000.
The money in question arose from procurement tenders meant for the construction of roads in Kiambu.
