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Former Nyandarua governor Waithaka Mwangi jailed over graft

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By James Munyeki | Mar 20, 2025

**Former Nyandarua Governor Daniel Waithaka Mwangi.** [File, Standard]

Former Nyandarua Governor Daniel Waithaka Mwangi has been sentenced to two years in prison or pay a fine of Sh1 million after being found guilty of procurement irregularities.

Chief Magistrate Hezekiah Kago of Nyandarua Anti-Corruption Court also handed Grace Wanjiru Gitonga, the former County Executive Committee Member for Water, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources, a two-year jail sentence or pay Sh500,000 fine.

Waithaka's sentence would run concurrently if he fails to pay the fine.

Gitonga, for her part, was sentenced to two years or a Sh500,000 fine for engaging in a project without prior planning.

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She was also given another two-year sentence or a Sh500,000 fine for wilfully failing to comply with procurement laws.

Like Waithaka, Gitonga's sentences will run concurrently if the fine is not paid.

The case against them stated that on April 30, 2014, both defendants, in their capacity as public officers responsible for managing public property, violated the Public Procurement and Disposal Act of 2006.

They unlawfully procured the services of M/s TAHAL Consulting Engineers Limited without a procurement plan for the 2013/2014 financial year, contrary to Section 26(3)(a) of the Act.

Additionally, the court found that on or about April 4, 2014, Waithaka improperly used his office to confer a benefit on M/s TAHAL Consulting Engineers Limited.

He awarded the company a contract for the development of the County Water Master Plan and the design review of the Ol Kalou Town Sewerage System without following the required procurement procedures.

Waithaka is the third governor in the past two years to be convicted on graft charges, joining former Samburu County Governor Moses Lenolkulaal and former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu.