Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, on Monday, April 27, lashed out over recent claims that he was courting Deputy President William Ruto for political reasons.
Taking to his Facebook page, the governor questioned the reason behind linking him to the Tanga tanga group
“Kwani being invited by the DP to his office is what you call Tanga Tanga? When Raila went with the DP at Tuju’s house, does that mean Raila is Tanga Tanga?” he posed.
“Two weeks ago Raila invited me to his Upperhill office and I went to see him, why didn’t you people say I had joined ODM? When the president meets with DP, is the president in Tanga Tanga?” he further questioned.
Sonko did not mince his words as he went on to state that he would honour any invite from the deputy president, and that he would not be cowed by unfounded claims and fabrications.
“If any leader be it Kalonzo, Mudavadi, Wetangula, or even the DP and Raila again invites me for a meeting, I will honour that invitation for the respect I have for all our leaders.
“We have democracy and freedom of association in Kenya…This frustration, humiliation, and embarrassment won’t last forever,” he stated.
His defiant stand was echoed by former State House operative Dennis Itumbi, who went on to quote the governor.
“Governor @MikeSonko to the Prefecture – I will not turn down invites by our leaders. There is freedom of association,” he posted on his official Twitter page.
The embattled governor’s latest remarks came just days after details emerged about a secret meeting between him and DP Ruto that reportedly influenced his decision to terminate the Nairobi handover process.
On Wednesday, April 22, he announced that he had started the process of terminating the transfer of key Nairobi County functions to the National Government, citing greed from a few State House officials as one of the key reasons
“When we started this process, the president had good intentions for Nairobi but some of his greedy officers in government, especially the ones who hate me, have hijacked the process to embarrass and frustrate me with a lot of impunity. I will not sign, in fact, this the time I’ll terminate the transfer of functions deed.
“To date, I have not been furnished with a copy of the deed. I was not given sufficient time to even read the draft,” Sonko stated at the time.
