Mike Sonko angered Kenyans after ordering police to arrest Nairobi Activist Mildred Atty without an arrest warrant.
Following the order from the Governor, Armed police stormed the house of Mildren Atty Owasso on Monday without warrant of arrest and forcefully arrested her over sharing a corruption dossier featuring the Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko.
The arrest of Atty is uncalled for. DCI should arrest those police officers instead. It's lucky she recorded the whole thing. Now imagine if she didn't. We have seen many HRDs disappear like that before. Those Buruburu Cops are no joke. #FreeAtty pic.twitter.com/DRdVwieDY6
— BRAVIN™ (@ItsBravin) August 19, 2019
Immediately after Atty’s arrest, Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) launched hashtag FreeAtty demanding the release of the activist immediately. They argue that it was in order for Atty to expose the corruption dossier, and her arrest was uncalled for.
Netizens came out trolling Sonko for using dictatorship to silence the voices that expose the rot in his offices.
see reactions;
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Let's not forget that @MikeSonko you were a nobody yesterday and in fact police arrested you and charged you for assault. Now you've turned the same police into your hatchet men. You were poor, now you're deluded by power. Power is poison. #FreeAtty pic.twitter.com/4SYxbTo0Z1— Ras_wawesh (@Ras_wawesh) August 19, 2019
#FreeAtty@MikeSonko FUCK YOU ,be a man Enough. Stop this sideshows with women. FUCK YOU AGAIN.
— Eric Malik (@ericmalik3) August 19, 2019
What Kenyans dont know is that Mike Sonko operates like Ali Punjani. If you bow down to his knees you have his attention. He fucks even boys and reins terror on anyone he feels is a threat. But his cartel network thrives. Nobody can sell drugs in the city without him #FreeAtty
— Side Cut (@Sw0rdshoe) August 19, 2019
Sonko is notorious for sharing information online it's unfortunate that when it has happened to him he looses his mind.
— Da Zina (@DaZina4) August 19, 2019
@MikeSonko must fall #freeatty #FreeKenya https://t.co/taSEMeNLtK
— Pinchez 🇰🇪🇰🇪 (@kaichpinchez1) August 19, 2019
#AmKenyan@MikeSonko are you scared of a Facebook page admin?? What else are you afraid of?? What secrets don’t want the public to learn of? If you were a leader of integrity as we all expect of you, then you would have sought whatever you want through right channels. #FreeAtty
— Ras_wawesh (@Ras_wawesh) August 19, 2019
Mike Sonko has sent his goons to arrest and harass a Facebook Admin. Little man syndrome is here. Go fight big boys wachana Na innocent ladies. #FreeAtty
— Nairobi Latest (@Cityinthesun) August 19, 2019
2017 general @MigunaMiguna warned you against electing mike sonko who is now intimidating whistle blowers for raising their voice .
Mkule ujeuri wenu ama you join us .#DespotsMustFall #freeatty— Mkuu Wa Jeshi (@TheDuke_017) August 19, 2019
This is sad, Why is Mike sonko always fighting and intimidating women over petty issues? Ain’t he a man enough to be dealing with his fellow men? the umama in him is on another level now .Mr sonko #FreeAtty@MikeSonko@DCI_Kenya@citizentvkenya@ntvkenya@KTNKenya
— Larosa Mularmar. (@Rouwz90) August 19, 2019