A 57-minute audio recording detailing a multi-million shilling bribery scheme involving former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and JamboPay director Danson Muchemi was played in open court on Thursday.
The recording, submitted as defense evidence in a Sh20 million graft case facing Sonko and businessman Anthony Ombok Jamal, was played before the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, offering a chilling glimpse into alleged deep-rooted corruption at City Hall during Sonko's tenure.
The audio captures a wide-ranging conversation between Sonko, Muchemi, and at one point, Nairobi Majority Leader Abdi Guyo, now the Isiolo Governor.
In the recording, Muchemi is heard promising Sonko daily bribes ranging from Sh4 million to Sh5 million in order to retain JamboPay's lucrative revenue collection contract with Nairobi County. "If you allow me to work with me, utakua unapata between Sh3 million and Sh5 million daily, depending on how we run this," Muchemi promised Sonko.
