Mike Sonko to be re-arrested, charged afresh – EACC

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On Tue, 17 May, 2022 12:22 | < 1 min read
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. PHOTO/Courtesy
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. PHOTO/Courtesy

Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has said that former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko should be re-arrested and charged afresh with the offence of escaping from lawful custody.

The commission's CEO Twalib Mbarak said that there was enough evidence to have Sonko re-arrested and arraigned in a court of law for the offence of escaping from lawful custody at the Shimo La Tewa GK prison while serving his sentence at the facility.

"There is someone who is vying for a governor position. He is known to have run from prison, and prison records indicate so. We will look for him and have him re-arrested. The law has to be respected and we can't be a government that wants to make everyone happy," he said

Mbarak was addressing journalists, on the sidelines of the 4th International Association of Prosecutors and the East Africa Association of Prosecutors conference at White Sands Hotel in Mombasa where he called on Kenyans to elect morally upright leaders.

"Politics has no morals but let's vote for people who are fit to occupy those positions. Choose good leaders," he added.

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