Ferdinand Waititu was a raucous man of fortune during his reign as governor of Kiambu.
The county assembly then impeached him on December 19, 2019, accusing him of siphoning over Sh588 million from county funds through proxies and pals. The Senate later upheld the impeachment.
Mr Waititu has been in court ever since, attempting to cleanse his identity.
On May 7, 2020, the former governor told the Nation that things had gone bad for him and that those he believed were his friends had abandoned him—that what he had were sycophants, no buddies.
He says he now has a better understanding of politics, adding that when he was governor of Kiambu, he had several calls from various persons, particularly politicians, requesting various favours from him.
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The former Kabete MP now claims that even some of his pals, with whom he campaigned for President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, are driving him away from power.
The vehicle is one of his assets that the High Court recently ordered the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to freeze because they were the proceeds of corruption. At the same time, he was Kabete MP and Kiambu governor.
According to court documents, the frozen assets, which include motor vehicles, land, and other properties, are worth Sh1.9 billion.
Mr Waititu believes that part of his troubles originates from his support for President Ruto's presidential bid.
He claims the Delta Hotel and the previous Jamii Bora building were paid for with borrowed money. He believes his troubles worsened two months before the election when he backed President Ruto and Mr Kenyatta unleashed the EACC on him.
The Law Society of Kenya went to the High Court and got a temporary injunction stopping him from taking up the role, stating he had been constitutionally impeached and could not hold public office, hoping to resurrect his political fortunes with his appointment to the Nairobi River Commission.
