This archive report was first published on 17 December 2019.
On December 16, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko faced a potential impeachment after a section of city MCAs allegedly planned to remove him from office.
However, a High Court judge declined to stop the planned impeachment, dismissing an application filed by two Nairobi-based activists, George Bush and Lawrence Oyugi of Concerned Citizens Alliance.
The activists had asked the court to grant an order stopping the impeachment, claiming that Sonko's fundamental rights were violated during his arrest.
They argued that Sonko was not presented before the court as an accused person but as a victim, and that his status as an unconvicted man with equal rights was not recognized.
Justice Korir directed the applicants to file a formal application in regard to the planned impeachment and to serve the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) with their application seeking to stop Sonko's prosecution.
The DPP has 14 days to file his response on the above application.
Meanwhile, Sonko is expected to appear before a Voi court on Wednesday to answer to assault charges for attacking a senior police officer during his arrest.
