The government on Thursday, September 26, took back a parcel of land that embattled Kiambu governor had allegedly illegally allocated to Esther Nyatu.
According to the Daily Nation, the embattled governor could now face fresh charges of abuse of office, after the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) reclaimed the Ksh100 million-worth piece of land and handed it back to Cecilia Mbugua.
CAJ Chairperson Florence Kajuju while handing over the title, added that they would hand over the findings of the case against the governor to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
"We will hand over our report to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. We are not allowed to prosecute. We follow our investigations and if we find a criminal element then we forward the same to the relevant offices," Ms Kajuju stated.
However, speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Waititu questioned the timing of his countless cases and cried foul.
"Ask yourself why all of these cases and allegations are being lodged me at this particular time. They have become so many and I maintain that I am the victim of a bigger motive to tarnish my name," he stated.
The land in question (located in Thika) had been a hotly contested issue since 2013 when Mbugua allegedly sought approval to develop it from the Kiambu County Government.
Reports by the Daily Nation claimed that she was given a letter of approval which was later revoked on allegations that it belonged to a Jua Kali association.
Mbugua went on to claim that she had been summoned to Waititu's office and ordered to either surrender two of five plots she owned or risk never getting his office's approval to develop any of her properties.
Waititu was further accused of transferring the land to Nyatu in January 2018, without any sale agreement or bank slip to justify the change of ownership.
The CAJ thus moved to return the land to Mbugua, vowing to forward the matter to the DCI for further scrutiny.
