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 the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.
They denied all charges of corruption, 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.
The prosecution, however, opposed Sonko's bail application but had no objection to the release of the other accused persons' bail applications.
According to reports, Sonko was arrested on Friday, December 6 in Voi after the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji ordered his arrest over graft allegations against him and other Nairobi County employees.
He was charged alongside eight other Nairobi County Government officers believed to have benefited from the irregular procurement in Nairobi County.
