Kenyans on social media have come out guns blazing questioning the credibility of the Justice system after photos of former Kiambu county Governor Ferdinand Waititu at a high class hair clinic emerged online.
On Sunday, July 20, a popular Nairobi hair transplant clinic, Artistic Hair Transplant Center posted a photo of Waititu thanking him for patronising them and acquiring their services.
In a Facebook post, the clinic thanked Waititu for trusting in their services, a clear indicator that he had visited the facility for hair transplant.
In the post, Waititu could be seen standing next to a hair specialist in front of the facility’s banner, after probably enjoying one of their services.
“Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, thank you for trusting Artistic Hair Transplant Center,” the post read.
The facility may have posted the photo and caption in good faith but the same did not settle well with hundreds of Kenyans on social media.
A section of Kenyans who erected a tent in the comments section of the facility’s Facebook post, wondered how someone expected to be in prison after being convicted for graft was roaming freely.
Many even tagged the DCI asking them how and why Waititu was enjoying his life even after looting public coffers, get arrested, arraigned and convicted.
Netizens expressed their disappointments in the judicial service holding that conviction is only for the poor but not the rich like the former Governor.
It should be noted that in February 2025, Waititu and his co-accused in the Sh. 588 million road contract scandal had been slapped with 12 years imprisonment or a fine of Sh. 52,749,000 for offences of conflict of interest and dealing with suspect property.
His wife, Susan Wangari Ndung’u, was sentenced to one-year imprisonment or a fine of Sh. 500,000 for dealing with suspect property.
The Court also sentenced former Chief Officer for Roads, Luka Wahinya, to 7 years imprisonment or a fine of Sh. 21 million for abuse of office.
Charles Chege, the director of Testimony Enterprises Limited, which was irregularly procured in the tender, was sentenced to 11 years or a fine of Sh. 297,048,110, and his spouse and co-director, Beth Wangeci, to 3 years imprisonment or a fine of Sh. 1.4 million for engaging in fraudulent practice, and fraudulent acquisition of public property.
The lot was found guilty of a corruption scheme to defraud the county government millions of shillings.
