Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has asked a court to let him pay his heavy fine in stages. His lawyer, Chris Mutuku, filed the request on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. He also asked the court to hear the matter urgently.
Waititu remains behind bars at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. He was convicted in a graft case linked to Ksh588 million. The total fine now owed stands at Ksh74,249,000.
Under the proposal, Waititu would pay Ksh20 million as soon as the court grants the order. He would then pay Ksh1 million every month. The court could alter those amounts if it finds another figure fairer.
Security would also be offered to cover the remaining balance. Waititu would sign a bond and lodge title deeds or other acceptable assets with the court. Those assets would back his promise to pay.
His lawyer says the Republic stands to lose nothing. Easing the burden on Waititu, he argues, would cause no real harm. The application also stresses his advanced age and poor health.
Mutuku further warns that a successful appeal could come too late. If Waititu wins his appeal after serving time, the punishment would already be unfair. No amount of compensation, he says, could reverse that damage.
The fines were imposed under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. One count carried a Ksh1 million penalty, with two years in jail as the alternative. A mandatory fine of Ksh51,249,000 was also set, equal to twice the alleged benefit. Failure to pay that sum would mean seven years behind bars.
Smaller penalties of Ksh500,000 were imposed on other counts. Each carried a one-year jail term in default. One of those counts also named SAIKA Two Estate Developers.
The High Court later reversed the money laundering conviction. Waititu was then ordered to pay an additional Ksh21 million. That addition brought the total to Ksh74,249,000.
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