Owner-authorized historical source collection
Kiambu road-tender case: convictions upheld; money-laundering acquittals reversed; sentencing pending
- Public funds and procurement
- Official finding
- Decision issued
- Original research collection (64 inputs)
- Gemini collection (50 inputs)
Owner-authorized historical notes, prepared with AI assistance. They were NOT personally reviewed by an activated REKODI publisher and are not publisher-approved court records or signed editorial releases. The project owner authorized this finite batch on 26 October 2026.
Each entry states its checking date and limits. Earlier research dates of 20–24 October are retained; the Gemini additions received targeted source checks on 26 October. These are not complete certified docket searches. An allegation is not a finding of guilt, and a historical sentence does not prove present custody.
Case text: English source summary.
Summary
On 14 October 2026 the High Court dismissed appeals by former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and co-accused against their 2025 convictions over a KSh588 million road contract, upheld the 12-year sentence, reversed acquittals on money-laundering counts and convicted on them. Sentencing on those counts was pending; on 22 October 2026 the trial court referred the file to the High Court for directions and adjourned to 27 October 2026.
Outcome and procedural limits
Dated public-source account. Conviction upheld. The latest signed orders, enforcement and any subsequent appeal have not all been verified.
Source checking and limits
This note uses the public-source research reviewed on 20–24 October 2026. It is a dated account, not a fresh certified docket search or a claim that the linked original exhibits are held by REKODI.
Source/status check date
What the record establishes
- The cited source records the dated event or proceeding described in this summary; attribution and limits form part of the record.
What it does not establish
- Official trial report has inconsistent complaint/arraignment chronology; use ACC 22/2019 and judgment dates rather than reproducing its chronology. Do not describe appeal outcome as exhaustion of all appeals. The 19 October report calls Wangari Sarah, whereas official EACC court accounts call her Susan; retain official party name and verify the order.
Public sources and attribution
- EACC: 2025-02-12: https://eacc.go.ke/en/default/court-finds-former-governor-his-wife-and-five-others-guilty-in-kes588-million-road-tender-corruption-case/
- EACC: 2025-02-13: https://eacc.go.ke/en/default/its-12-years-or-kes53m-for-former-kiambu-governor-in-kes588m-road-contract-scandal-case/
- Citizen Digital: 2026-10-19: https://citizen.digital/article/court-defers-directions-in-waititus-ksh588m-graft-case-amid-sentencing-dispute-n392316
- People Daily: 2026-10-14: https://peopledaily.digital/news/high-court-cancels-waititus-bond
Public-interest scope
Preserving an attributed public record about public resources, state power or accountability, including acquittals and limits on allegations. An investigation or charge alone does not prove individual guilt.
Publication basis
Owner-authorized historical catalogue, batch authorized 2026-10-26; AI-assisted preparation.
Back to historical cases