Kenyans on social media, especially in Twitter are an irate mob after learning former Kiambu county Governor Ferdinand Waititu was released from prison on a Sh 53 million bond pending hearing of his appeal.
As earlier reported by Nairobi News, Waititu had served at least five months jail as he fought to be released.
Waititu has been serving a prison sentence after being convicted over Sh 588 million graft charges in February 2025.
However, he was on Thursday July 31, 2025, granted bond by High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna who had previously declined two bids to be released on bond.
The latest turn of events angered many Kenyans online who duly took to different social media platforms to express their disappointments.
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Quite a number held Kenya is the only country where the rich who stole millions from the public coffers can easily be granted freedom.
Quite a multitude insisted the former governor may have bribed court officials for his freedom in a multi-million graft case.
Earlier, Waititu had filed an appeal before the High Court challenging his conviction.
His initial request for bail was dismissed, with the court assuring that the appeal would be heard expeditiously.
In a new application, Waititu sought to amend his petition to introduce new evidence and additional grounds in support of his case.
The court allowed the amendment, giving Waititu a fresh opportunity to argue for his release as he continues to appeal the conviction.
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Waititu was sentenced to 12 years in prison or pay Sh 52.5 million fine after he was found guilty of conflict of interest in a Sh588 million graft case.
Waititu was similarly barred from vying for any political seat for a period of seven years.
His wife, Susan Ndung’u, was handed a one-year prison term or a fine of Sh500,000.
The court convicted both on graft-related charges but acquitted them on three counts of money laundering.
Their co-accused, Testimony Enterprises Limited director Charles Chege, was sentenced to a nine-year jail term or a Sh295 million fine, while Beth Wangeci, the company’s second director, was fined sh. 1 million or sentenced to one year in prison.
Waititu was charged alongside his wife, Susan Ndung’u, who was slapped with a one-year imprisonment or pay a fine of Sh500,000.
The money in question arose from procurement tenders ment for the construction of roads in Kiambu County.
For him, it is a relieve as he had many political ambitions. He had also complained he was unwell.
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