This archive report was first published on 9 December 2019.
On December 9, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko's multiple identities were exposed in court.
According to a charge sheet from Milimani law courts, Sonko uses five different names in his daily life: Kioko Mike Sonko Mbuvi, Mbuvi Gidion Kioko Mike Sonko, Mbuvi Gidion Kioko, Mike Sonko Mbuvi Gidion Kioko, and Gidion Kioko Sonko.
He is being charged alongside eight other individuals, including Peter Mbugua Karuki, Patrick Mwangangi, Wambua Ndaka, Andrew Nyasiego, Samuel Mwangi Ndungu, Edwin Kariuki Murimi, Lawrence Mwangi Mukuru, and Preston Mwandiki.
Following his arrest in Voi on Friday, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Noordin Haji, stated that they have sufficient evidence to prosecute Sonko.
Lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui had called for the arrest of a police officer who was captured on camera beating and mishandling the governor.
“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,” Kinyanjui said.
