Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, hit CNN headlines, on Monday, over the issue of children born out of wedlock to powerful politicians and their lovers.
"He revealed a lawmaker's affair at his funeral. Now he's set up a hotline to out deadbeat politician dads," CNN's headline read.
On Friday, Sonko revealed that he had received complaints against two cabinet secretaries, four principal secretaries, seven governors, two presidential candidates, 26 MPs, nine senators, 22 MCAs from various counties and eight prominent businessmen, who have abandoned children they sired out of wedlock.
The controversial governor announced that he was constituting a legal team to represent the mothers who had filed the complaints and disclosed that he would publish the astonishing revelations in the local dailies.
“We are in the final process of hiring advocates for all the affected victims so that those implicated can be compelled by the courts to take DNA tests,” read part of his post.
“The dossier, including evidence (SMS, WhatsApp, photos, video and audio recordings) loading and will soon be published in the newspapers advertiser's feature and on this page," Sonko revealed.
He added that some of the politicians on his list had asked the women to abort their pregnancies after having unprotected sex with them.
"In a number of cases, we men are carelessly doing 'bad manners' with our girlfriends without protection and even testing for HIV. Afterwards, we send money to our girlfriends convincing them to abort," he divulged.
During the memorial service of the late Kibra MP Ken Okoth at Moi Girl's High School in Kibra, Governor Sonko left mourners in shock after dropping a bombshell about the deceased extra-marital affair.
He went on a rant on how the late Ken Okoth’s secret 'wife', Ann Thumbi, had threatened to stop the deceased’s burial unless her son, whom she reportedly conceived with Ken, was recognised by his family.
"My humble appeal is that even as we prepare to bury Ken, let's not forget his son. He too needs and has a right to participate in the send-off of his beloved dad. The family should accept that Honourable Okoth's son enjoys legal protection and recognition," remarked.
