Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko's recent woes deepened as two of his drivers were charged in court for blocking President Uhuru Kenyatta's motorcade as he made his way from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
However, Sonko's communications director, Jacob Elkana, denied the information published by the Daily Nation, stating that the incident actually never happened.
The two, Antony Wangamba and Joseph Njue, on August 29, 2019, are alleged to have driven their unmarked vehicles into the path of the presidential motorcade. causing it to slow down.
According to the Daily Nation, the two appeared separately before Principal Magistrate Martha Nanzushi of the Nairobi Traffic Court, where they denied the charges, with their respective charge sheets indicating the Nairobi County Government as their physical address.
Mr Wangamba's car was identified as a Toyota Landcruiser J200 with his colleague said to have been driving the latest model of the Lexus LX570, with reports adding that both vehicles did not have number plates.
They were both arrested on the day of the incident, with Wangamba held in custody until his arraignment on September 9, 2016, with Njue held until his recent arraignment.
The Daily Nation also claimed that both were released on bond, which was set at Ksh 50,000 and Ksh 100,000 for Wangamba and Njue respectively.
Governor Sonko recently came out and stated that he was maintaining a low profile to allow the investigating agencies to carry out their work without any undue interference on his part.
