This archive report was first published on 19 July 2020.
On July 10, former Kibwezi MP Kalembe Ndile reported Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko to the Machakos Police Station for allegedly threatening him.
However, the Machakos officers referred the matter to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi for further action.
According to a letter to the DCI head George Kinoti, the police stated, 'The above named has reported a case of threatening vide our OB 77/9/7/2020 against HON. MICHAEL MBUVI SONKO (Nairobi governor) but due to the personality involved we have referred the complainant to your office for assistance.'
The alleged threats were made in a video that has been widely circulated, in which the Nairobi governor is heard insulting the former MP, accusing him of shoddy workmanship for an unstated project in Embakasi.
Ndile had called Sonko to demand payment after completing the project, a request that infuriated the governor.
