EACC wants to re-arrest Sonko for leaving Shimo La Tewa prison

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko might be facing arrest if plans by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) go according to plan.
The reason for his possible arrest is that the corruption body believes that the politician should be charged afresh for escaping from Shimo La Tewa GK prison.
EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak has told the media that they have enough evidence to have Sonko prosecuted.
“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 speaking on the sidelines of the 4th International Association of Prosecutors and the East Africa Association of Prosecutors conference that took place at White Sands Hotel in Mombasa.
“Politics has no morals but let’s vote for people who are fit to occupy those positions. Choose good leaders,” he added.
Let’s not forget that the former Nairobi governor was convicted on March 12, 1998 for contempt of court and sentenced to 12 months in prison.
But Mr. Sonko didn’t serve his full term and only spent one month at the Mombasa Prison getting back his freedom under ambiguous circumstances on April 16, 1998.
The Interesting thing is that the politician’s prison records also went missing. Sonko for his part has maintained that the prison officials let him leave after his mother, Saumu Mukami, passed on.
“I stayed in prison for one month and I was released after my mother’s death. These are things that happened 23 years ago and I have been cleared that is why I ran for public office.”
His statement at that time came after Shimo la Tewa officials had moved to court seeking to rearrest Sonko to complete his sentence.
“They should go to their records, conduct their investigations and we can meet in court,” he added.
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