This archive report was first published on 18 November 2019.
On November 18, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko made headlines after accusing detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) of mishandling him during a grilling session at Integrity Centre.
According to Sonko, the officers not only forced him to remove his shoes during frisking but also unzipped his trousers and placed machines on his private parts.
"Walinifungua zip, wanaeka mashini kwa sehemu nyeti (they unzipped my trousers and used machines on my private parts) to check if I was hiding a camera," an angry Sonko lamented.
He further alleged that the officers removed his socks and shoes like he was a prisoner and used a screening machine close to his face, which he pushed away.
Sonko urged President Kenyatta to disband the anti-graft agency on the grounds that it was corrupt, alleging that the commission was attempting to intimidate him over his sustained fight against land grabbing in Nairobi.
