UPDATE, Thursday 4, February 2021: Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen together with journalist were barred from getting into the Court premises where Sonko's hearing was taking place.
The embattled former Governor was today taken to Kahawa Law Courts for his hearing under very tight security.
Sonko was escorted by a caravan of vehicles and heavily armed anti-terror police officers. After the vehicle carrying Sonko entered the Court's gate, the rest of the people were blocked at the road diversion into the court from access.
Senator Murkomen managed to enter the court premises after some negotiations and a security check at the entrance.
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UPDATE, Thursday 4, February 2021: Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko has suffered yet another major setback after his bail ruling application was pushed to Tuesday 9, February 2021.
Sonko will now have to spend five more nights in custody as he awaits the hearing which has been pushed till next week.
According to his lawyer John Khaminwa, he received communication from Magistrate Atambo that the ruling was not ready indicating that she needs more time to compile the final ruling.
The bail ruling application was scheduled to be today on Thursday 5 February 2021 in Kiambu Law Courts.
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Mike Mbuvi Sonko broke down in court as he explained to the court that he has a new team of lawyers who will represent him in his ongoing corruption case.
During his last hearing in January, Sonko had informed the court that he fired his lawyers Cecil Miller and George Kithi.
Nairobi Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti then instructed Sonko to get a new legal team by date 2 February 2020.
In 2013, Sonko fired his lawyers Cliff Ombeta and Alphonse Mutinda in Kibera court in their absence after finding out the lawyers had asked the magistrate to postpone the case since they were engaged somewhere else.
Sonko’s new team of lawyers consists of Alfred Nyamu, John Khaminwa and Assa Nyakundi who will represent him in his ongoing corruption case.
The new legal team asked for more time, saying they will need 10 days to get proper instructions and familiarize themselves with the case.
However, the state counsel rejected the request for the 10 days and urged the court to allow the new legal team seven days only.
The state has lined-up 10 witnesses who have testified in Sonko's case where he was charged with abuse of offiice over revenue collection and influencing the procurement process.
In the Ksh10 million corruption case the DPP had claimed he would call 20 witnesses and conclude prosecution within 28 days but that is yet to happen.
Sonko was accused of demanding Ksh10 million from a private company to facilitate payment from the County Government of Nairobi.
The former Nairobi Governor is also facing charges with at least 12 accounts including robbery with violence and assault.
Sonko was grilled for over six hours by DCI after spending a night in a police cell. This is after he claimed that he and other senior government officials burnt vehicles and printed ODM t-shirts in order to taint the rival party’s image during the 2017 general elections.
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