Senate Told How Governor Sonko’s Daughter Splashed Millions On Extravagant New York Trip
Underfire Nairobi governor Mike Sonko allegedly splashed millions of taxpayers’ money to treat his daughter to an outlandish trip to New York.
Speaking during the Senate plenary hearing on Wednesday following Sonko’s impeachment on December 3, Nairobi assembly Minority Leader Michael Ogada detailed how the governor misappropriated about Sh4.6 million to facilitate Saumu Mbuvi’s trip to New York in March, 2018.
“The governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko oversaw and authorised the financing of an illegal, irregular, extravagant, exorbitant and flashy trip to New York, USA, for his daughter Saumu Agnes Mbuvi to the tune of Sh4.6 million,” the Embakasi Ward MCA avered.
Saumu accompanied Sonko’s wife, county First Lady Primrose Mbuvi, to the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women held in New York from March 12 to 23, 2018.
County assembly Minority Leader Michael Ogada says Sonko flew his daughter in a first-class flight to the US a move that contravenes company policy.
Ogada told the Senate the governor’s daughter spent Sh220,000 on a chopper flying around New York City, and another Sh260,000 in what he described as an ‘offside party’ from the first lady’s conference in Philadelphia. An additional Sh120,000 was given to journalists while Sh300,000 was factored in as transport costs.
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Josphat Thiong o |
December 18th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
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THE STANDARD By
Japheth Ogila |
December 18th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko (left) flanked by his lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui at the Senate-Assembly during his impeachment debate at parliament buildings, Nairobi. December 17, 2020. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
As the curtain fell on the impeachment trial of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Thursday evening, his defence team mounted a strong rebuttal against his charges.
Sonko’s lead counsel Harrison Kinyanjui seized his moment as the last man on the microphone as he persuaded the Senate to save the governor. He rose to his feet to punch holes on the allegations of governor Sonko’s accusers, saying the assembly could not verify any of their single claims.
THE STANDARD By
Japheth Ogila |
December 18th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Senators have voted to uphold the impeachment of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.
The lawmakers voted on 11 charges related to gross violation of the constitution, abuse of office, gross misconduct and crimes under national law against the governor.
In the first charge of gross violation of the constitution, 27 lawmakers voted YES while 16 voted NO. In the second charge of abuse of office 27 voted YES while 16 voted NO. On the third charge of gross misconduct, 27 voted YES and 16 voted NO. And, in the fourth charge of crimes under national law, 27 voted YES and 16 NO.