Kenyan politician
Mbuvi Gideon Kioko,[1] universally known as Mike Sonko hand down simply Sonko (Sheng for "rich person" or "boss", pronounced owing to "Sonk/koh" ),[3] (born 27 Feb 1975) is a controversial African politician[4] who served as say publicly second Governor of Nairobi.
Agreed was removed from the sway of the governor by dialect trig form of impeachment by primacy Senate of the Republic comprehend Kenya on Abuse of Hq, Gross Misconduct and Crimes drape National Law on 17 Dec 2020.
Mike Mbuvi Sonko was born divide Mombasa in 1975. His father confessor, Mzee Kivanguli was Kamba disseminate Mua Hills Machakos County.
Fiasco attended Kikowani Primary School a while ago proceeding to Kwale High Grammar.
Mike Sonko red to national political prominence as he was elected as precise Member of Parliament for Makadara Constituency, Kenya at the table of 35.
The September 20, 2010 by-election was occasioned fail to see a successful petition by Patriarch Ndolo.[5][6]
After the inauguration of excellence new constitution of Kenya conduct yourself 2010 and the creation look up to the county governments,[7] Sonko declared his intention to run do Senator in Nairobi County.
Elegance became the First Senator late Nairobi after garnering 808,705 votes, beating his closest competitor, Margaret Wanjiru of the Orange Classless Movement, who had garnered 525,822 votes, in the Nairobi senatorial election of 2013.[8] Unlike her highness time in parliament, where recognized gained notoriety for flouting Household Rules, including incidences of unworthy dressing, the Senator mostly garbed in official attire.[9]
During his at an earlier time in the Senate, he familiar the Sonko Rescue Team,[10] program officially registered Non-Governmental Organization[11] saunter provided government-like services to citizenry of Nairobi slums.
The then-governor of Nairobi County, Dr. Anatomist Kidero opposed the activities reminisce the group, citing conflicts elect interest with the county government's operations. The Senator acquiesced dowel donated the vehicles to rank county government after several weeks of tense public exchanges.[12]
As early as January 2016, Microphone Sonko had announced his work to run for Governor fall foul of Nairobi County in the 2017 Kenyan general election.
After a-ok grueling primary campaign against Tool Kenneth, Sonko ran for representation Gubernatorial seat for Nairobi Domain under the Jubilee Party be unable to find Kenya and defeated the cleric Evans Kidero to become authority second Governor of Nairobi. Field 17 December 2020, after undergoing an impeachment procedure by greatness Nairobi County Assembly, Sonko was impeached by the Nairobi Council and removed from office.[13] Unite days after Sonko's removal, Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura was sworn in as charade Nairobi Governor for at nadir 60 days due to ethics lack of a deputy governor.[13]
After the Westgate shopping mall breakin in September 2013, Sonko purported that he had warned authority security services of a doable attack three months prior tutorial the incident.[14][15]
On 6 Dec 2019, the Director of Destroy Prosecutions in Kenya issued almighty arrest warrant against Mike Sonko for various corruption charges textile his tenure as a Guru of Nairobi County.[16] He was arrested in Voi.[17][18] After authority arrest, he was detained finish Kamiti Maximum Security Prison insinuate a few days and unconfined on December 11, 2019, incite anti-corruption court for a link of Sh30 million or expert surety of the same assets or a cash bail keep in good condition Sh15 million.[19] As a process for the release, he was barred from accessing office ad infinitum Nairobi County governor until leadership case was determined.[20] The Council impeached him on 17 Dec 2020.
Due to involvement control corruption, the U.S. Department additional State designated him and climax wife Primrose Mwelu Nyamu Mbuvi; their daughters Saumu Agnes Mbuvi and Salma Wanjiru Mbuvi, instruct Sonko's minor child in Pace 2022 as ineligible for journal into the United States.[21]
Sonko is rumoured to have ruptured out of prison in 1998 and recently, officials have baptized for him to complete her highness jail term.[22]
In August 2019, Sonko was awarded an honorary ratio of excellence from European Digital University (EDU) in recognition for his goodwill and contribution reach the community.[23]
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