Waititu accusses Ruto of abandoning him after supporting his campaign
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Ferdinand Waititu decries being abandoned by close allies including President Ruto despite supporting his presidential canpaign
Ferdinand Waititu decries being abandoned by close allies including President Ruto despite supporting his presidential canpaign.
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu now says that President William Ruto has abandoned him despite his support during the 2022 presidential campaigns.
In an interview with Nation, Waititu claims that people close to the President don’t want him to speak with the Head of State.
“I am one of those people who campaigned for President Ruto and his deputy. I even donated my cars, including a Toyota Tundra that was commonly referred to as The Beast because of its fancy modifications. Now I am an isolated man and it seems I have been forgotten. Those close to the President do not want to see me speaking to him directly,” said Waititu.
The former Kabete MP and Kiambu Gorvernor alleged that President Ruto had promised to ensure all cases that had been politically instigated on him during the former regime would be withdrawn.
“You see, the President promised that after coming to power he would ensure that all cases that were politically instigated during the tenure of former President Uhuru Kenyatta were thrown out or withdrawn, and I have seen most of them thrown out and the accused exonerated. I am now wondering what happened to me because in some cases I was involved in, some witnesses even recanted the evidence they had given in court,” he added.
His remarks come days after the High Court issued orders freezing assets worth Ksh.1.9 billion, comprising 18 parcels of land and seven motor vehicles.
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) alleges that the former governor awarded tenders to contractors who later transferred huge amounts of money to him, his spouse Wangari, and their companies as kickbacks.
Hoping to revive his political fortunes with his appointment to the Nairobi River Commission, the Law Society of Kenya went to the High Court and obtained a temporary injunction barring him from taking up the post, claiming he had been legally impeached and was now unfit to hold public office.
He believes his problems intensified two months before the General Election when he endorsed President Ruto as Mr Kenyatta unleashed the EACC on him.
The former governor says he has now found solace in his family as he continues with the struggle to clear his name.
“I have very few people I can call friends now and my two wives and children are the ones I can say are closest to me,” Mr Waititu says.
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