Due to corruption, a Kenyan court sentenced former county governor Ferdinand Waititu, his wife, and three other people to 12 years in prison on Thursday.
One of the most well-known individuals to be found guilty under the government’s anti-corruption campaign is reportedly Waititu, the former governor of Kiambu, a large county.
He was found guilty of fraud and conflict of interest by the Nairobi court, the state prosecution agency said in a statement.
Prosecutors allegedly accused him of corruption in granting contracts for road construction for $4.5 million, or 588 million Kenyan shillings.
In his decision, Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki barred the defendants from holding Waititu accountable and ordered him to pay a fine of 53 million Kenyan shillings, or $400,000, or face a 12-year jail sentence.
In his decision, Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki barred the defendants from holding public office for ten years and ordered Waititu to pay a fine of 53 million Kenyan shillings, or $400,000.
A punishment of 500,000 Kenyan shillings, or $3,869, or a year in prison was also imposed on Waititu’s wife.
In Kenya, where corruption investigations are sometimes postponed for years and several former governors never face jail time, Waititu is reportedly the second to be imprisoned on corruption accusations.
