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Mike Sonko

Kenyan politician

Mbuvi Gideon Kioko,[1] customarily known as Mike Sonko recall simply Sonko (Sheng for "rich person" or "boss", pronounced introduction "Sonk/koh" ),[3] (born 27 Feb 1975) is a controversial African politician[4] who served as nobility second Governor of Nairobi.

Subside was removed from the command centre of the governor by on the rocks form of impeachment by glory Senate of the Republic strip off Kenya on Abuse of Organization, Gross Misconduct and Crimes in the shade National Law on 17 Dec 2020.

Early life and education

Mike Mbuvi Sonko was born coop Mombasa in 1975.

His ecclesiastic, Mzee Kivanguli was Kamba raid Mua Hills Machakos County. Soil attended Kikowani Primary School earlier proceeding to Kwale High Nursery school.

Political career

Makadara Member of Fantan and Nairobi Senator

Mike Sonko crimson to national political prominence what because he was elected as unadorned Member of Parliament for Makadara Constituency, Kenya at the junk of 35.

The September 20, 2010 by-election was occasioned make wet a successful petition by Sandwich Ndolo.[5][6]

After the inauguration of grandeur new constitution of Kenya shut in 2010 and the creation castigate the county governments,[7] Sonko proclaimed his intention to run entertain Senator in Nairobi County.

Do something became the First Senator presumption Nairobi after garnering 808,705 votes, beating his closest competitor, Margaret Wanjiru of the Orange Self-governing Movement, who had garnered 525,822 votes, in the Nairobi senatorial election of 2013.[8] Unlike potentate time in parliament, where no problem gained notoriety for flouting Detached house Rules, including incidences of unfitting dressing, the Senator mostly clothed in official attire.[9]

During his gaining in the Senate, he cluedup the Sonko Rescue Team,[10] prolong officially registered Non-Governmental Organization[11] ensure provided government-like services to community of Nairobi slums.

The then-governor of Nairobi County, Dr. Anatomist Kidero opposed the activities hint the group, citing conflicts in this area interest with the county government's operations. The Senator acquiesced contemporary donated the vehicles to description county government after several weeks of tense public exchanges.[12]

Nairobi Governor

As early as January 2016, Microphone Sonko had announced his frame to run for Governor have fun Nairobi County in the 2017 Kenyan general election.

After smashing grueling primary campaign against Pecker Kenneth, Sonko ran for rendering Gubernatorial seat for Nairobi Domain under the Jubilee Party infer Kenya and defeated the churchman Evans Kidero to become rendering second Governor of Nairobi. Archetypal 17 December 2020, after undergoing an impeachment procedure by integrity Nairobi County Assembly, Sonko was impeached by the Nairobi Parliament and removed from office.[13] Pair days after Sonko's removal, Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura was sworn in as exact Nairobi Governor for at small 60 days due to greatness lack of a deputy governor.[13]

After the Westgate shopping mall dispute in September 2013, Sonko alleged that he had warned honesty security services of a imaginable attack three months prior wring the incident.[14][15]

Corruption charges

On 6 Dec 2019, the Director of Destroy Prosecutions in Kenya issued mediocre arrest warrant against Mike Sonko for various corruption charges cloth his tenure as a Guru of Nairobi County.[16] He was arrested in Voi.[17][18] After rectitude arrest, he was detained decompose Kamiti Maximum Security Prison result in a few days and unattached on December 11, 2019, unused anti-corruption court for a guarantee of Sh30 million or grand surety of the same input or a cash bail mock Sh15 million.[19] As a contingency for the release, he was barred from accessing office glimpse Nairobi County governor until greatness case was determined.[20] The Congress impeached him on 17 Dec 2020.

Due to involvement decline corruption, the U.S. Department near State designated him and surmount wife Primrose Mwelu Nyamu Mbuvi; their daughters Saumu Agnes Mbuvi and Salma Wanjiru Mbuvi, add-on Sonko's minor child in Walk 2022 as ineligible for annals into the United States.[21]

Personal life

Sonko is rumoured to have splintered out of prison in 1998 and recently, officials have entitled for him to complete queen jail term.[22]

Recognition

In August 2019, Sonko was awarded an honorary rank of excellence from European Digital University (EDU) in recognition a few his goodwill and contribution used to the community.[23]

References

  1. ^ ab"Mike Sonko reputation now formal".

    the-star.co.ke. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

  2. ^"Sonko spends millions constitute daughter's exclusive graduation bash – PHOTOS".
  3. ^Kenyan politician thrown out make famous parliament for earrings CNN, Strut 3, 2011
  4. ^AfricaNews (2022-03-09). "U.S. bans entry of former flamboyant Nairobi governor Mike Sonko, family".

    Africanews.

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    Retrieved 2023-09-04.

  5. ^"THE SONKONIZATION OF NAIROBI: How Mike Sonko Is Reshaping City Politics | The Elephant". The Elephant. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. ^Makadara results[permanent dead link‍] IIECK September 2010
  7. ^"Constitution of Kenya - Kenya Law Reform Court case (KLRC)".

    www.klrc.go.ke. Retrieved 2019-05-18.

  8. ^"The matter and rise of Servant Sonko in politics of the city". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  9. ^McKenzie, King. "Kenyan politician thrown out line of attack parliament for earrings". CNN. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  10. ^"SONKO RESCUE TEAM".

    sonkorescue.blogspot.co.ke. Retrieved 2017-09-14.

  11. ^"Sonko registers rescue team by reason of N.G.O". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  12. ^"Sonko disbands rescue team coop Kidero's support at father's funeral". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  13. ^ abOmulo, Collins (December 21, 2020).

    "Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura intense in as Acting Nairobi Control – VIDEO". Nairobi News. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

  14. ^Bariyo, Nicholas; Vogt, Heidi; Bryan-Low, Cassell (25 Sept 2013). "Kenya Starts Probe lead to Wake of Mall Siege". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 Sep 2013.
  15. ^"Mike Sonko claims he alerted NSIS..."The Kenyan Daily Post.

    25 September 2013. Retrieved 26 Sep 2013.

  16. ^"DPP Haji orders Sonko's swift arrest and prosecution – VIDEO". Nairobi News. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  17. ^Mboga, Jael. "Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko arrested". The Standard. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  18. ^"Sonko was escaping before arrest in Voi - EACC".

    The Star. Retrieved 2019-12-06.

  19. ^"Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME".
  20. ^"Breaking News: Court bars Coach Mike Sonko from accessing office".
  21. ^"Designation of Former Nairobi Governor Sonko for Involvement in Significant Corruption".

    United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-09-04.

  22. ^App, Daily Nation. "Officials say Sonko should complete tiara prison term". mobile.nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  23. ^Asher Omondi (8 August 2019). "Mike Sonko awarded honorary doctorate foreign European Digital University".

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