This archive report was first published on 18 December 2019.
On December 18, 2019, Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko was expected to appear in court in Voi, Taita Taveta County, to answer to assault charges. However, due to health complications, he will not present himself in court on Wednesday.
According to his lawyers, Dan Maanzo and George Kiithi, the governor is undergoing treatment and has agreed with the prosecution to have Mr. Sonko present in court on January 21, 2020.
Mr. Sonko is also nursing injuries inflicted during his arrest in Voi, Taita Taveta County. The judge directed Sonko's lawyer to present him at the Voi police station before he appears in court in January.
Additionally, Sonko was directed to record statements with sleuths from the DCI in connection to his case.
He faces three counts, including resisting police arrest and disorderly conduct, and is also accused of battling police officers when he was arrested on December 6.
Police said they served court summons to Sonko to appear in court on Wednesday to answer charges of assaulting Coast Regional Police Commander Rashid Yakub by kicking him on the thigh and insulting others during his dramatic arrest.
