Politics

High Court upholds Waititu’s 12-year sentence in Sh588m graft case

The former Kiambu governor loses his bid to overturn the jail term.

Based on reporting by The Standard and People Daily.

The entrance to the Supreme Court of Kenya in Nairobi

The entrance to the Supreme Court of Kenya in Nairobi. File photo, 2025. Photo: Francis Akuka for the Wikimedia Foundation / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

The High Court has upheld the 12-year prison sentence handed to former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu in the Sh588 million corruption case.

In a related ruling reported by People Daily, the court cancelled his bond.

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