Waititu, Sonko Shocker After New By-Election Requirements 30 December 2020 - 9:26 am Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu at Movenpick Hotel during Council of Governor's election on January 20, 2020. Simon Kiragu Kenyans.co.ke Update. 12:18 p.m: IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati has warned that no impeached leader will be cleared to vie in the upcoming by-elections. He assured that the law will be followed in the clearing of aspirants. Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and ex-Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko have suffered a major setback in the forthcoming by-elections after the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) moved to bar them from contesting. The EACC in a statement dated December 29, stated that any person intending to contest in the by-elections must meet the threshold required of the person by Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution 2010.