Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko angrily lashed out while defending his name against reports that the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) had summoned him to explain his past criminal dealings as a number of local dailies had reported.
Local media outlets on Wednesday, October 31, had indicated that the governor had also been summoned in regards to allegations that he had lied while seeking clearance to run for office in the 2017 general election.
Sonko thwarted all claims and disclosed that the summon was based on claims that he provided false information when he was at the agency to fill a self-declaration form on March 9, 2017.
"They reported that first I received a bribe of Ksh 20 million. They are now reporting that I have more than 10 pending cases in court. They're not telling Kenyans which cases and which courts?
"Who are the complainants? Why did to the DCI clear me to vie in 2010 as MP, 2013 as Senator and 2017 as Governor?," Sonko wondered.
He went on to reiterate his stance in his pursuit of justice, stating that he would endeavour to ensure that the public was defended. Sonko further compared his tribulations to the ones President Uhuru Kenyatta faced in 2013 when he was summoned by the International Court of Justice.
"No amount of witch hunt or intimidation shall stop me from addressing the real issues I'm pursuing for the public. I have not been shying away from my past which on several occasions I have reiterated that it should not affect or determine my current status and any future ambition in any way.
"In 2012 /2013 Kenyatta and DP William Ruto had a case at the Hague but they still vied for Presidency for two terms and won. You can be a nobody today and become a somebody in future," he encouraged.
Sonko also posted a Police Clearance Certificate to testify that he was not being haunted by his past records.
The governor will present himself to EACC on November 5, 2019, to answer to the allegations presented to him by the agency.
Back on August 1, Sonko had declared his willingness to step aside from his office, following a summon to appear before the same commission.
The governor had been called up to record a statement on graft allegations he made against Nairobi Woman Representative, Esther Passaris.
