Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Saturday opened up on the trauma that his family goes through after reading media stories painting him in a bad light.
Taking to social media, Sonko noted that his family, particularly his wife and children had undergone a lot of suffering during his political life but continue to remain supportive since they understand the nature of his work.
“They think they've now silenced me completely through the HIV story but let me say we are a strong family. The first lady of Nairobi is a strong woman and by the grace of God, she shall continue to serve Nairobians for the next 3 years.
“Our children both biological and adopted shall continue doing their daily activities and going to school as usual despite the pain and stigma caused by some of these headlines because they know their dad is a politician, and from the little experience, they have, believe no weapon formed against us prospers,” Sonko affirmed.
According to the County boss, the alleged HIV story would not deter him from delivering his mandate to Kenyans but rather, it would propel him to higher heights.
“It seems newspapers cannot make huge sales without mentioning the name Sonko. Interestingly, this is how these guys and the media houses built me in 2010 using the same fake news stories and headlines immediately I was declared MP.
“However, what they don't know is that whatever kind of publicity, whether negative or positive is good publicity,” he retorted.
On Friday Sonko gave The Star newspaper three days to apologise over a story they published alleging that he was released from prison in 2001 because of his HIV positive status.
The flamboyant governor demanded that the apology be written in words acceptable to him and that it should be given similar prominence to the story in question.
He warned that if the paper failed to apologise or retract the defamatory statements he will institute legal proceedings against the publication.
