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.
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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is attended to by a medic at Kiambu Law Courts yesterday. He was released on 300,000 cash bail. [George Njunge, Standard]
“Is he fainting? Is he fainting?“
The question rent in the air at Kahawa Law Courts as Magistrate Diana Mochache surged from her seat and quickly gazed at former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko as he slumped in the dock.
Sonko’s lawyers pleaded with the court to allow doctors to treat him first before hearing an application to hold him for 30 days to allow for investigation of terror claims against him.
“The governor is not fit to have the application heard today, we urge you to adjourn the hearing. It would be better that the governor goes through the procedure, there is no hurry,” lawyer John Khaminwa pleaded.
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.