This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has brokered a truce between Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Interior PS Karanja Kibicho, ending a long-standing feud between the two.
The feud, which had been ongoing for months, saw the two leaders exchange public barbs and accusations, with Sonko accusing Kibicho of trying to sabotage his administration and Kibicho accusing Sonko of creating a militia group.
However, in a surprise move, Sonko revealed on Sunday that the President had mediated a meeting between the two, which resulted in a handshake and a promise to work together.
"It's true we used to have issues but I think we sorted (them) out. I think the President called him and called me. We had tea together and shook hands. We are now working together," Sonko said in an interview with K24's Punchline political show.
Confirming the truce, Kibicho said that the two are now friends, as Sonko had previously alluded to.
"The governor said we are friends and we truly are," Kibicho said at the Government media center in Teleposta Towers.
