The 4 Criminal Charges Against Waititu as He Stares at a Possible Jail Term

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Has Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu finally found himself in a grave he won’t be able to come out of?

For months now, the Governor has been the center of attraction over alleged shoddy dealings at his Kiambu backyard.

There have been calls by a number of Kiambu Leaders led by Waititu’s Deputy James Nyoro and Women Rep Gathoni Wa Muchomba.

Waititu has been accused of running Kiambu like a Private business as he makes wrong decisions that have seen the County lose Millions of Public Funds.

The Governor became a laughing stock when he was unable to explain the bizzare expenditures that were uncovered in the Kiambu budget by Senate’s Public Accounts Committee.

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Fast foward, Waitutu’s mistakes have come back to haunt him.

The Governors homes in Runda and Garden City were raided early this morning by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption detectives in search of vital information on money laundering claims and misuse of public funds.

They arrested him in his newly-acquired Runda home said to have cost him over Sh40 million. For six hours they interrogated him.

EACC boss Twalib Mbarak confirmed he was grilled over money laundering, acquisition of public money and awarding of tenders valued at Sh588 million to his companies and family members. The EACC has been conducting lifestyle audit on Waititu.

Mbarak said during the raid that done even in his family and senior county employees homes led to discovery of valuable evidence.

Waititu bought two buildings in Nairobi City Centre last year and there were claims he was in process of acquiring a third one. Recently he was grilled by Senate committee on expenditure in the county.

Waititu has been on the radar of EACC over claims of graft and his sudden wealth in the city. The commission has been conducting a lifestyle audit on Waititu and says it has gathered crucial evidence.

Last month detectives arrested two Kiambu County government officials ferrying Sh6 million in a pick-up that bore fake GK number plates. Now EACC detectives are targeting 10 Kiambu County senior staff.

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Well, with Money Laundering charges also against him, the Governor has a lot of work to do to clear his name from this grave allegation failure to which, he might end up joining other economic crime convicts at one of Kenya’s Prison Facilities.

Money laundering can be summarized in three words; Bribery, Corruption and Fraud. The difference of these three words is almost nil.

Anyway, knowing Kenya and with Waititu’s relationship with those in Power like DP William Ruto, it remains to be seen if Today’s arrest will lead to anything worth emulating in future.

Do You Think Waititu’s arrest will lead to anything worth talking about?

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