Ferdinand Waititu Slapped With Fresh Charges
Waititu is being held at the Kamiti Maximum Prison where he is serving a 12-year jail term for offences of conflict of interest...
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Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu faces new charges for alleged incitement remarks made at a public event on September 29, 2024. This comes while he is already serving a 12-year prison sentence for graft.
- The new charges stem from remarks suggesting "if Gachagua goes home, President Ruto must also go."
- The prosecution asserts these comments were provocative, targeting groups like hustlers and boda-boda operators, and violated Section 94.1 of the Penal Code.
- Waititu is currently at Kamiti Maximum Prison after a Ksh53 million bond for his appeal was denied due to failure to raise a bank guarantee.
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