This archive report was first published on 9 December 2019.
On Monday morning, Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko is expected to appear before the Voi Law Courts in Taita Taveta County to answer to charges of assault.
According to police sources, the governor will be flown to Voi in the morning to take plea in a case where he is accused of assaulting Coast regional police commander Rashid Yakub.
Over 150 police officers have been deployed in Voi town to prevent any protests likely to occur when the governor is brought before court.
As part of his ongoing troubles, Sonko is also facing corruption-related charges and is expected to appear in an anti-graft court in Nairobi after spending the weekend behind bars.
On Friday, a judge declined to grant Sonko's request for anticipatory bail following his dramatic arrest in Voi.
During his arrest, Sonko allegedly became violent and assaulted the coast police boss by kicking him around the calf area.
According to the charge sheet, Sonko will be charged with assaulting a police officer while on duty, as well as two other counts of obstructing lawful arrest and offensive conduct.
