This archive report was first published on 19 December 2019.
On December 18, 2019, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's plea hearing was postponed at a Voi court after he failed to appear due to health issues.
According to his lead lawyer Cecil Miller, Sonko was ill and unable to appear in court to take a plea.
Miller was accompanied by six other lawyers, including George Kithi, Jared Magolo, Salim Mwandumbo, Onesmus Mwinzi, Philip Kenga, and Steve Mogaka.
Sonko had been summoned to face charges of assault, resisting arrest, and offensive conduct.
He is accused of assaulting Coast Region Police Commander Rashid Yakub at Ikanga airstrip in Voi during his dramatic arrest about a fortnight ago.
The magistrate, Senior Resident Magistrate Fredrick Nyakundi, rescheduled the matter for January 21, 2020, when Sonko will be expected to appear to take the plea.
