Ferdinand Waititu wants to settle the Sh74.2 million financial penalty imposed in his graft case through instalments, according to an application filed at the High Court on Tuesday.
The former Kiambu governor, who is serving his sentence at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, is proposing an initial payment of Sh20 million followed by Sh1 million every month until the balance is cleared. His lawyer, Chris Mutuku, moved the court through a certificate of urgency.
To cover whatever remains outstanding, Waititu has offered bond and security in the form of title deeds or other assets the court considers acceptable.
The application does not amount to a grant. The court has not been recorded as allowing the payment plan, and Waititu continues to pursue an appeal against the conviction and sentence.
His penalties arise from the Sh588 million Kiambu County road tender scandal involving Testimony Enterprises. The fines were imposed across separate counts rather than as a single sum.
On one count under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, he was fined Sh1 million, with a default sentence of two years in prison.
A second order required him to pay a mandatory fine calculated at twice the alleged benefit, amounting to Sh51.249 million, failing which he would serve seven years.
