This archive report was first published on 1 August 2019.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's explosive revelation about the late Ken Okoth's private life during the Kibra MP's memorial service on August 1, 2019, has left social media users in shock.
During the solemn gathering, Sonko blasted Okoth's family for failing to recognize a child he claims the late MP sired with another woman.
He demanded that Okoth's family should acknowledge the five-year-old child, sparking a heated debate on social media.
According to Sonko, Okoth fell in love with a nurse called Anita from the Sonko Rescue Team in 2017 and asked him to help nominate his second wife, Ann Thumbi, to the County Assembly.
His outburst drew mixed reactions from Kenyans on Twitter, with some praising his honesty and others criticizing his behavior.
Be a friend like Sonko. Nobody should deny your kids the right to be what they already are. Your kids. Brutal honesty. It is hypocrisy for an African man to have one wife and deny another's child. — kipruto Cheruiyot (@Morgancheruiyot) August 1, 2019
Most of us when Mike Sonko was talking during Ken Okoth memorial service — Denislov Lietnev (@Denoxyl) August 1, 2019
