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Rift in the rift baba yao ferdinand waititu gives governor isaac ruto a dose of his own medicine
Ferdinard Waititu (born January 1, 1962 in Kibera, Nairobi) is the current Kiambu County Governor and the immediate former Member of Parliament for Kabete Constituency and assistant minister for Water Services and Irrigation in the government of Kenya. He is a former deputy mayor and Councillor of in the Nairobi City Council.
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- Rift in the rift baba yao ferdinand waititu gives governor isaac ruto a dose of his own medicine
- Ferdinand waititu escapades
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In August 2017 Waititu was elected as the Jubilee Party Nominee for Governor position in Kiambu County after defeating the incumbent Governor of Kiambu County Hon. William Kabogo
Education
He completed his secondary school in 1981 from Dagoretti High School, where he obtained the Kenya Certificate of Education. He then proceeded to Technical University of Kenya, then Kenya Polytechnic before proceeding to Punjab India where he obtained a degree in commerce from Siri Guru College in 1991.
Social life
He is described as a "fiery politician" and has been arrested on several occasions, including for "hate speech" directed against ethnic Maasai and for protesting the demolition of shanty houses in his district. In September 2012 he was suspended from his government post over charges of hate speech and inciting violence. In 2014 the High court ruled that Waititu is unfit to hold public office due to integrity issues. In 2015 he was elected MP
He is often referred to as 'Baba yao' (Kiswahili for 'Their father'). He lost the Nairobi gubernatorial election to Dr. Evans Kidero in March 2013. Fedinard Waititu however found a way back to active politics on 4 May 2015 after winning a seat as a member of parliament for Kabete through a by election following death of the area MP George Muchai who was murdered in the streets of Nairobi. The landslide win united him with his long term political friend Mike Sonko but in different fields of politics. He however officially announced to run for gubernatorial seat for Kiambu to battle it out with Governor William Kabogo come next general elections.Kiambu people now call him 'BABA YETU'
