Flamboyant Nairobi governor Mike Sonko impeached

The flamboyant Nairobi city governor, Mike Mbuvi Sonko has been impeached by members of the county assembly.

88 members of the county assembly voted to support the impeachment motion while 2 others voted against the move.

The embattled governor is being accused of gross violation of the Constitution and other laws, abuse of office, commission of crimes under the national laws, and lacking the mental capacity to run the county government.

The flashy governor, always in love with gold, survived the first impeachment motion in February this year.

Sonko has been at loggerhead with the national government especially President Uhuru Kenyatta whom he accuses of meddling in Nairobi county matters.

President Uhuru Kenyatta had earlier formed the Nairobi Metropolitan Services headed by the army general, Mohammed Badi to oversee various developmet agendeas of the city.

This later brought an issue between the governor and the head of NMS with the former now blaming the national government for his woes.

Sonko has maintained innocence and has labeled the recent move as unnecessary and will not be intimidated by his political ambition and duty to the Nairobians.

Numbers don't lie see for yourself.1-57 Niko nao. As we continue with efforts to defeat the impeachment motion at the County Assembly, it’s unfortunate that those behind the scheme to bring me down have resorted to intimidation and dirty tricks to achieve their selfish interests. pic.twitter.com/IViGwMYw9O

— Mike Sonko (@MikeSonko) December 3, 2020