“Used and Dumped”: Martha Karua Reacts to Sonko’s Detention

Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has weighed in on the arrest and detention of former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko.

Through Twitter on Saturday, Karua said Sonko was “welcomed, used and dumped” by people that are no better than him.

“He was welcomed, used, and dumped by people no better than him in many ways. It is a story of double standards and contempt for the law all around,” Karua tweeted.

She was reacting to a tweet by US-based Kenyan lawyer and scholar Prof. Makau Mutua, who said Sonko was to blame for his own woes.

“JAILBIRD @MikeSonko—a true hustler—forced his way into the mansion and got too comfortable at the high table. But he couldn’t learn how to properly hold a fork and a dinner knife. Nor could he close his mouth while chewing. He only has himself to blame for being ejected,” Prof. Mutua wrote.

Sonko, who was impeached as the Governor for Nairobi in December last year, has been in custody since Monday.

He was charged with multiple counts of robbery with violence, destruction of property, and assault causing actual bodily harm and will remain in custody until Tuesday when the court will make a ruling on his bail application.

It also emerged that the State is seeking to detain Sonko for 30 days pending investigations into alleged terror links.

Chief Inspector Newton Thimangu from the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) swore an affidavit claiming to have intelligence information showing that Sonko was recruiting a militia group to disrupt the peace and stability of the nation.

“I have intelligence information that the suspect is connected to the financing of terrorism activities and he is in the advance stage of procuring arms and ammunition using a wide syndicate which is complex and sophisticated,” Thimangu’s affidavit states.