This archive report was first published on 7 December 2019.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was arrested in Voi on Friday, December 6, 2019, following orders from the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji over claims of involvement in graft.
According to Sonko's lawyer, Harrison Kinyanjui, the governor was inhumanely treated by police officers during the arrest, leaving him limping due to the injuries he sustained.
Mr. Kinyanjui claimed that the officers ignored cries of pain from the governor, who urgently needed medical attention as advised by his doctor.
"It is embarrassing that this happened to our beloved governor who now urgently needs medication because of the inhumane way he was treated by rogue police officers in Voi," said Mr. Kinyanjui.
The lawyer also stated that it was wrong for the police to treat the city county boss as someone running away from authorities, given that he was in the company of bodyguards with his mobile phone switched on.
"You can’t be hiding or running away if you have government-designated bodyguards with you and your phone on. The governor was on a normal daily mission," the lawyer said.
