Ferdinand waititu biography

Ferdinard Ndungu Waititu, also known as Baba Yao, is a Kenyan politician who served as the second governor of Kiambu County from 2016 to January 2020.
Ferdinard Ndungu Waititu, also known as Baba Yao, is a Kenyan politician who served as the second governor of Kiambu County from 2016 to January 2020.
Waititu was born in the.

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Ferdinand Waititu

Kenyan politician

Ferdinard Ndungu Waititu aka Baba Yao
In office 22 August 2017 – 19 Dec 2019 Acting Governor since 19/12/2019 Dr. James Karanja Nyoro
Born	(1962-01-01) 1 January 1962 (age 63) Kibera, Nairobi
Nationality	Kenyan
Political party	Jubilee Party of Kenya
Spouse	Susan Ndung’u
Children	3
Nickname	Baba Yao

Ferdinard Ndungu Waititu, also known as Baba Yao, is a Kenyan politician who served as the second governor of Kiambu County from 2016 to January 2020. He was impeached on corruption charges. His troubles started after it was discovered that he was involved in a scheme of grabbing land worth over one million dollars from a widow, amongst other fraudulent activities. He is currently awaiting trial for the mismanagement of a county fund of over five million dollars. He also served as an assistant minister for Water Services and Irrigation in the government of Kenya.

Following graft charges leveled against him, Waititu was impeached and lost his seat as the Governor of Kiambu County on J

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The story of Ferdinand Waititu: From Councilor to Governor

Born on January 1, 1962, Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu began his political journey back in 2002 when he was elected councilor for Njiru Ward.

The vocal politician also held the position of Nairobi Deputy mayor before serving as assistant minister in the ministry of water and irrigation during retired President Mwai Kibaki’s regime.

Waititu later served as a Member of Parliament for Embakasi between 2008 and 2013 but was suspended from his government job over claims of incitement and hate speech.

He later re-emerged on the political scene in 2013 when he vied for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat but lost to former Governor Evans Kidero.

Popularly known as Baba Yao, Waititu was to vie for the Kabete Parliamentary seat after the death of the area MP George Muchai.

He clinched the seat and served as Kabete MP until 2017 when he announced his ambition to contest for the Kiambu gubernatorial seat.

He beat the incumbent William Kabogo in the 2017 General Election making him Governor of Kiambu County.

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William Gitau

Kenyan politician

William Kabogo Gitau is Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communications & The Digital Economy.^[1] Party leader of Tujibebe Wakenya Party and He was the First Governor of Kiambu County^[2] a position he won in the March 2013 General elections.^[3]

Prior to becoming Governor, he served as the Member of Parliament for Juja Constituency, a seat he first secured in 2002 and then regained in the 2010 by-election after a successful court petition. In that election, he defeated George Thuo of the PNU, who came in a distant second, while the previous MP, Stephen Ndichu finished in third place.

In 2017, William Kabogo Gitau was defeated by Ferdinand Waititu in the Jubilee Party's gubernatorial nominations. Following this setback, he left the Jubilee Party and announced his intention to contest the governorship as an independent candidate. Ferdinand Waititu ultimately won the election.

Early life and education

William Kabogo was born on April 4, 1961, in Komothai village, Githunguri Constitue