Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's Wife Charged, Released on Sh80,000 Cash Bail
Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's wife Susan Wangare was charged at Nairobi City Hall court after she was arrested on Wednesday for putting up a building without requisite approvals.
Wangare was arrested on Wednesday morning by officers from the Nairobi City County together with 15 others for erecting an 8-story structure along Nairobi’s Moi Avenue without approval from City Hall.
The Kiambu first lady was charged with illegal occupation of a building in Nairobi. She pleaded not guilty to the charge and was freed on Sh80,000 cash bail.
The matter will be mentioned on September 6th, 2018.
Earlier, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko had directed her release on Sh10,000 cash bail in a leaked phone conversation with Waititu.
In a recording allegedly recorded by Sonko and widely circulated on social media, Waititu pleaded with the Nairobi Governor to free his wife and the other suspects.
Here is part of the conversation.
Sonko: Your excellency, nimeachilia mama, atawachiliwa. (Your wife will be released)”
Waititu: Niuwachilie watu wote Sonko bana, wewe unakumbuka vile tumesumbuka Nairobi na wewe na bado tunaenda mbali… (Just release everyone, we have suffered together in Nairobi and we are going far.)
Sonko: Hao wengine pigia mdosi mimi wacha niwachilie mama. (For the others, call the boss, let me release the wife)
Waititu: Waachilia watu wote (Release everyone)
Sonko: Hiyo ni order from above, mimi nawachilia mama amevunja sheria, hiyo order haitoki kwangu, inatoka kwa mdosi huko juu, pigia mdosi.
Waititu: Ateee? Nimpigie mdosi wa nini na wewe ndio governor…
Sonko: Wewe pia usiropokwe ropokwe, unaona boss anapigana na corruption na wewe unasema ati wacheni pererere corruption unajua hiyo itakupiga.
Mimi navunja sheria naachilia mama juu wewe ni colleague niwangu na yeye ni first lady kama bibi yangu. Mama namwachilia saa hii but hao wengine wewe pigia mdosi.
Waititu: Hapana, Hapana, mimi na deal na wewe tu… (I just want to deal with you)
Sonko: Pigia basi Waita, Nairobi nimekaliwa, order imetoka juu. (Call (Nzioka) Waita, I have no powers in Nairobi, the order came from above)
Waititu: Wachana na mdosi, wewe ndio unanisaidia sio hawa… Sisi hawezi sumbuana na wewe.