Win for Waititu as court reviews bond terms to Ksh20M for his freedom
By Zipporah Ngwatu, February 18, 2026Former Kiambu Governor, Ferdinand Waititu, is set to walk free from Kamiti Maximum Prison after the Milimani High Court Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division reviewed his earlier bank guarantee of Ksh53.5 million.
Through a certificate of urgency filed on January 21, 2026, through his lawyer Christopher Ndolo Mutuku, Waititu expressed his frustrations in securing the bank guarantee as ordered by the court, instead offering to pay Ksh20 million cash bail.
Lady Justice Wilfrida Okwany, on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, allowed the former county boss to pay Ksh20 million, with an alternative of two properties worth Ksh30 million.
“The applicant shall execute a cash bail of Ksh20 million or, in the alternative, provide two sureties with property security worth not less than Ksh30 million each, subject to strict verification by the deputy registrar,” Judge Okwany ruled.
The court has ordered Waititu to deposit his passport in court, and in the event he requires the passport for travel, he should file an application to that effect, which may be made before the same court.
In his application, lawyer Mutuku stated that the court was made aware of the inability to raise the Ksh53.5 million bank guarantee on December 18, 2025, and it directed him to file a formal application for substitution of the bank guarantee with a suitable cash bail.
“That it is therefore necessary to plead with the court to review its terms on admission of the appellant (Waititu) to bail on the basis of new circumstances and the doctrine of impossibility/frustrations,” part of the application read.
Lawyer Mutuku argued that it really proved impossible for his client to secure the bank guarantee the court ordered him to pay pending his appeal.
“That despite all reasonable efforts, the applicant has been unable to secure a bank guarantee for the stated amount, and it has now been more than six months since the issuance of the said order,” lawyer Mutuku states.
“That it is quite clear that the applicant (Waititu) will not be able to secure the said bank guarantee and the order of the court will be in vain,” Mutuku added.
However, the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), through State Counsel Mwamburi, had opposed Waititu’s application, arguing that he had not convinced the court on the grounds they should review his bond.
“My lady, we are objecting to the application solely on the ground that the applicant has not satisfied the conditions to warrant the review of the courts issued on March 3, 2025,” prosecutor Mwamburi told the court.
“This change does not necessarily meet the conditions for review, but it seems that the applicant keeps moving from one prayer to another without enough substance, my lady,” Prosecutor Mwamburi added.