Mike Sonko
Kenyan politician who served as Governor of Nairobi City County from 2017 until his removal by impeachment in December 2020.
Who is Mike Sonko?
Identity
- Full name
- Mike Sonko[1, 2, 3]
- Also known as
- Mike Mbuvi Sonko, Kioko Mike Sonko Mbuvi Gideon, Gideon Mbuvi Kioko
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Status
- Active
Selected former roles
- Governor, Nairobi City County Government 2017-08-21 to 2020-12-17[4, 5]
- Senator for Nairobi City County, Senate of Kenya 2013 to 2017[4]
- Member of Parliament for Makadara, National Assembly of Kenya 2010 to 2013[4]
Sources
- Sonko testifies in ongoing City Hall corruption caseEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission, 2026-02-06, primary source
- Ruling on case to answer, Magistrates' Anti-Corruption Court Case No. 1 of 2020, Republic vs. Kioko Mike Sonko Mbuvi GideonEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission, 2025-01-10, primary source
- Back to the drawing board for Sonko as High Court overturns his acquittal in Kes20m corruption caseEthics and Anti-Corruption Commission, 2024-12-13, primary source
- Mike SonkoWikipedia, secondary source
- Assembly Speaker Benson Mutura sworn in as acting Nairobi GovernorNairobi News (Nation Media Group), 2020-12, secondary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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