Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered for the arrest and prosecution of Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife Susan Wangari over Sh588 million graft allegations.
In a statement on Friday, Haji said that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute the governor alongside 12 other suspects.
Haji said that the governor and other suspects are being prosecuted over alleged irregular procurement for the upgrading of several roads in Kiambu County.
“I find that the award of the contract for Ksh.588, 198,328.20 in respect to tender No.CGK/RTPW&U/142/2017-2018- for the upgrading of various gravel roads to Bitumen surface in Thika, Limuru, Gatundu North, Juja and Ruiru sub-counties was skewed in favour of M/s Testimony Enterprises Ltd, and the county government officials were culpable," the statement by DPP reads.
Haji in the statement adds, “The directors of M/s Testimony Enterprises Ltd were close associates of Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu Babayao, the Governor of Kiambu County. The total amount of Ksh.147,274,055.39 have so far been irregularly paid to Testimony Enterprises Ltd in relation to the subject tender.”
According to Haji, Waititu and other suspects will be charged with abuse of office, willful failure to comply with the law relating to procurement and engaging in fraudulent t practice.
The arrest order against Waititu comes days after former Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) Henry Rotich, his Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge and other suspects w were charged over the multi-billion Arror and Kimwarer dam’s scandal.