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THE STANDARD By
Vincent Kejitan |
February 9th 2021 at 10:32:30 GMT +0300
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko [David Njaaga, Standard]
Ex-Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Tuesday released by a Kiambu Court on a Sh300,000 bond with a surety of the same amount.
He was further instructed to look for his accusers in a bid to resolve the cases out of court.
Last week, the ex-governor was arraigned in court where he faced various counts of assault and forcible entry of property in Buruburu Phase Four.
Sonko was charged that on May 25, 2019, at Buruburu Phase four, in Kamukunji, jointly with others not before court forcibly and violently entered into land number Lr Nairobi block 78/8, the property of Landmark International Properties.
Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen converse with former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. [David Njaaga, Standard]
Sonko was charged that on May 25, 2019, at Buruburu Phase four in Kamukunji jointly with others not before court forcibly and violently entered into land number Lr Nairobi block 78/8, the property of Landmark International Properties.
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Sonko faced another count of assault causing actual bodily harm. It was alleged that on May 25, 2019, at Buruburu phase four in Kamukunji jointly with others not before court unlawfully led a group of men and assaulted Alex Kioko thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm.
Yesterday he was grilled over robbery with violence cases and assault. The cases are said to have happened in the past years.
Detectives are seeking more time to hold him for further grilling over claims on the 2017 election chaos and other cases.
The ex-governor was summoned to appear before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Monday to shed light on claims that Interior PS Karanja Kibicho and himself jointly participated in causing mayhem in 2017.
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The summons directing Sonko to appear before the Head of Serious Crime Unit Kuria Obadia at the DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road were issued last week. He was supposed to give his side on the matter.