Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has taken on The Standard newspaper, threatening legal action over a damning front-page headline that linked him to corruption while in office.
In the August 14 issue of the local daily, Sonko was pictured with Ferdinand Waititu, the recently jailed former Kiambu Governor; Okoth Obado, the former Migori Governor; and Moses Lemonkulal, the former Samburu Governor, all of whom have faced corruption charges during their time in office.
Titled "Devolved Corruption... 12 Years Later", both Sonko and Waititu were captured still in handcuffs, something Sonko despised, as he has yet to be convicted of any corruption. "For the record, I will be taking legal action against The Standard for this malicious publication.
I want them to show exactly where I was corrupt, how I was corrupt, and when I was convicted, like the rest of the people they have named in that story," Sonko declared. "The use of my image and name in sensational headlines without a factual basis is a classic example of poor journalism screaming for attention without evidence.
