This archive report was first published on 14 December 2019.
Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen, a seasoned lawyer and Elgeyo-Marakwet senator, has expressed confidence in winning the graft case against Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. In a statement, he claimed that he has all it takes to shame the Director of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) office for presenting a half-baked case in court.
Published on December 14, 2019, Murkomen, who is also the leader of the majority side in the senate, added that he has a vast experience in law, having represented and won numerous similar cases before. He clarified that the Office of the DPP will be in for a shock as he will see to it that Governor Sonko gets acquitted at the end of the trial.
Murkomen criticized the DPP for refusing to be impartial, describing his actions as partisan and biased, leaning on populism. He pointed out that the DPP had vividly shown Kenyans that he selects leaders whom he severely punishes while ignoring more serious cases of leaders who were well known for corrupt deals.
“I believe in the law and justice, and my friend the Nairobi Governor is innocent unless proved otherwise,” he had noted before. Murkomen made it clear that Sonko would eventually walk with his shoulders high, vowing to teach the DPP a legal lesson he would never forget.
