This archive report was first published on 9 December 2019.
On December 9, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his co-accused appeared before Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti at Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi, to face corruption charges.
According to the charges, Sonko and eight other Nairobi County Government officers allegedly benefited from irregular procurement worth over Sh357 million in Nairobi County.
Prosecution opposed Sonko's bail application, but had no objection to the release of the other accused persons' bail applications.
As the bail hearing for Sonko was set for 2:30pm, he and his co-accused denied all charges of corruption against them.
They were charged with various graft-related offenses, including conspiracy to commit an offence of corruption, failure to comply with procurement laws, conflict of interest, abuse of office, and unlawful acquisition of public property.
Additionally, they were charged with deceiving principal, money laundering, and acquisition of proceeds of crime.
