Embattled Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu who is under siege for the irregular award of tenders in Kiambu County government worth Sh 588 million with detectives requesting banks to provide details of 50 accounts that have been fingered for suspect deposits, has insistently blamed his woes on political rivals.
Speaking during a church funds drive at Makutano centre in Trans Nzoia County on Sunday, he declared that he is a staunch christian and his enemies may collude to destroy him but like the bible reassures faithfuls, they will all fall.
He has denied the allegations redeeming his daughters who have been implicated in the fishy business deals turning them overnight millionaires.
“They are lying to people on Facebook that my daughter has millions in her account, and that I have over 50 bank accounts, but all those are lies,” said Waititu.
Further he has alluded that the accusations are meant to frustrate him into supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga which he has sworn won’t happen.
“It is just because they saw that I am now in ‘Team Tangatanga’… nobody can force me to support Raila. The only things I fear in life are God and hot porridge.”
Governor Waititu denies claims that his daughters are involved in alleged loss of Sh600 million, says he will not be forced to support Raila. pic.twitter.com/tfpV2qrFx7
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Local media reports have established that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission(EACC) are after the bank accounts associated with governor Ferdinand Waititu, his family members and proxies.
The financial institutions have been asked to provide a breakdown of all transactions including balance sheets of the bank accounts.
The agency is also looking at 35 different properties, which include luxurious mansions that the governor is constructing in Runda estate, the Delta Hotel building situated in Nairobi CBD worth billions of shillings and a luxurious tourist hotel located in Naivasha, to establish whether they were acquired through corruption or through proceeds of corruption.
By Friday, detectives had confirmed that most of the 12 personal cars recovered at the governor’s residences during the raid belonged to him.