This archive report was first published on 7 December 2019.
Published on December 7, 2019, the National Police Service has announced plans to charge Nairobi governor Mike Sonko with assault and resisting arrest following his dramatic arrest in Voi on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
According to Police Spokesman Charles Owino, Sonko was abusive, unruly, and violent when police tried to arrest him and handcuff him before he was airlifted to Nairobi from Ikanga airstrip in Voi, Taita Taveta county.
‘He assaulted and injured the senior police officers leading the team and damaged media equipment,’ Owino stated.
The National Police Service has also issued a stern warning against those planning to cause civil unrest over Sonko’s arrest, which is linked to corruption allegations at the city county government.
Police Spokesman Owino advised the governor’s supporters to hold any protests while observing the rule of law, warning that persons intending to assemble, demonstrate, or picket must do so in accordance with the law.
Governor Sonko was arrested by anti-graft agency EACC officers on Friday afternoon in Voi and airlifted to Nairobi following orders by the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji.
