This archive report was first published on 5 August 2019.
On August 5, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko sparked controversy with a public platform urging women to come forward and name politicians who had abandoned their children.
Speaking in Nakuru, Sonko alleged that politicians had developed a 'very bad habit' of courting young girls and leaving them pregnant.
He vowed to expose the leaders and provided his personal mobile phone numbers for women to send details of the alleged 'deadbeat' dads.
According to Sonko's Communications Director Elkana Jacob, they had received accusations against 16 elected leaders, with the most mentioned being Members of Parliament, followed by senators and governors.
However, some users warned that Sonko's move could put lives at risk by exposing the politicians.
