This archive report was first published on 6 December 2019.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was arrested on December 6, 2019, at a roadblock in Voi by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) while trying to escape arrest.
According to the EACC, Sonko was being transferred to Nairobi to face charges of corruption and economic crime.
“EACC confirms that Sonko has been arrested while escaping arrest at a roadblock in Voi and is being transferred to Nairobi to face charges of corruption and economic crime,” the EACC tweeted.
Earlier that day, the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji had ordered Sonko's arrest alongside other senior City Hall officials following a review of the investigation file handed to the DPP by the EACC.
Other City Hall officials in the hot soup are county secretary Peter Mbugua, members of the tender committee Patrick Mwangangi, Samuel Ndung’u, Edwin Kariuki, Lawrence Mwangi, and Preston Miriti among others.
They face charges of conspiracy to commit economic crimes, willful failure to comply with the law, and conflict of interest.
Journalists at Ikanga airstrip, Voi, captured the moment Sonko was airlifted to Nairobi to face graft charges.
