The High Court has dismissed a fresh bid by former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to have his 12-year prison sentence reviewed.
Lady Justice Lucy Njuguna, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, rejected the application in which Waititu had sought to overturn his conviction and sentence on corruption-related offences.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), in a statement issued on its X account, confirmed it had successfully opposed the application.
Waititu was convicted in February 2025 and ordered to either pay a fine of Sh53.5 million or serve 12 years in prison.
He was also barred from contesting for any political seat for seven years.
The former governor was found guilty of conflict of interest in a Sh588 million graft case.
His legal team had sought a review of the sentence.
On July 31, 2025, Justice Njuguna granted him a Sh53 million bond pending the hearing of his appeal, after two previous applications for bond had been declined.
Waititu had earlier filed an appeal before the High Court challenging his conviction, but his initial request for bail was rejected, with the court assuring that the matter would be heard expeditiously.
In his latest application, he sought to amend his petition to introduce new evidence and additional grounds in support of his case.
The court allowed the amendment, giving him a fresh opportunity to argue his case as the appeal proceeds.
Waititu’s wife, Susan Ndung’u, was sentenced to one year in prison or a fine of Sh500,000.
Both were convicted on graft-related charges but acquitted on three counts of money laundering.
Their co-accused, Testimony Enterprises Limited director Charles Chege, was sentenced to nine years in prison or a fine of Sh295 million, while the company’s second director, Beth Wangeci, received a one-year jail term or a fine of Sh1 million.
The case will be mentioned on October 1, 2025.
