Governor Ferdinand Waititu alias Baba Yao has been the talking point for over a week now. But his name seems to be too sweet to fade away from people’s lips.
Just before, the nation completes comprehending the bizarre budget which Governor Ferdinand Waititu presented to the Senate, he is now under the watch of EACC.
Baba Yao is not giving Kenyans breathing space as now he is being implicated in massive graft in Kiambu county.
Details from EACC reveal that Governor Waititu is running Kiambu as his home. Governor Waititu is on the spot for awarding tenders worth 600 Million to his family and close allies.
But the whole corruption dealings have been turned into a blame game, Kieleweke and tangatanga politicizing the whole thing.
Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his deputy James Nyoro have been at loggerheads,with the latter joining Jubilee Party’s Kieleweke faction that is opposed to Deputy President William Ruto.
Kieleweke is led by nominated MP Maina Kamanda and has also been critical of Mr Waititu, demanding his arrest.
The two have attended Mr Ruto’s numerous functions in the region in the past.
But in the past few weeks, particularly during weekends, with Mr Waititu has been accompanying Mr Ruto to various events outside Kiambu while his deputy has been with the Kieleweke group.
Mr Waititu and Mr Nyoro have been trading barbs, with each accusing the other of corruption.
The deputy county boss has vowed not to resign despite calls from Mr Waititu’s allies to do so.
Others who have openly expressed their dissatisfaction with Mr Waititu’s style of leadership are Senator Kimani Wamatangi, nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura, Ms Wa Muchomba, MPs Mwathi (Limuru), Jude Njomo (Kiambu Town), Patrick Wainaina (Thika) and several ward representatives.
In June 2018, Mr Nyoro described his experience with Mr Waititu as torture.
He accused him of dismissing people allied to him and running the county unilaterally in disregard of the law.
Mr Nyoro says since Mr Waititu took office from Mr William Kabogo in 2017, at least Sh8 billion has been lost, an accusation that the governor denies.