Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu is now a free man after the High Court reviewed his bail terms pending the determination of his appeal in the KSh588 million Kiambu roads graft case.

His lawyer, Jeremy Njenga, said the development in court on Thursday March 5, 2026 when the matter came up for mention before the High Court Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division.

“I am holding brief for the appellant who is now a free man thanks to your orders,” Njenga told the court.

He was referring to earlier directives that reviewed Waititu’s bond terms and paved the way for his release from Kamiti Maximum Prison.

The former governor had been serving his sentence following his conviction in February 2025 in connection with the irregular award of a Sh588 million road tender in Kiambu County.

Justice Wilfrida Okwany had earlier granted Waititu a reprieve after allowing an application seeking review of the bail terms pending appeal.

In the ruling, the court varied the earlier bond terms, reducing the bail requirement and allowing him to secure his release as he pursues his appeal against conviction and sentence.

The judge set bail at KSh20 million cash, a revision from the earlier requirement of a KSh53 million bond with a bank guarantee, terms that had kept the former governor in custody.

The Thursday mention also addressed applications filed by Waititu’s co-appellants in the same case, including Luka Mwangi Wahinya, a former Kiambu County Chief Officer for Transport, and businessman Charles Chege Mbuthia, a director of Testimony Enterprises Limited.

The court indicated that the matters relating to the three appellants would be mentioned together on April 14, 2026, given that their appeals arise from the same trial and have been consolidated.