Nairobi governor is actually trying to defeat the odds who want him to fail to deliver his pledges.Despite saying that he won’t vie in the 2022, Sonko has recorded significant improvement in the city. Although it was an uphill task at the start but he is seemingly looking beyond those blocks.
Complaints of bribery at City Hall have dropped significantly in the last year since Mike Sonko became governor, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission says.
Ethics and leadership assistant director Erick Munyao said the agency recorded ‘few corruption’ complaints from the public regarding City Hall in the last 12 months compared to previous years.
Governor Sonko has ‘exposed’ corrupt officers, suspended and sacked more than 300 county officers over corruption allegations since he took over from Evans Kidero in August last year.
He has also ‘exposed’ business people attempting to bribe him to get approval for their projects.
In August, EACC detectives arrested and charged businessman Prafur Kumar for allegedly attempting to bribe the governor with Sh1 million to approve the construction of his hotel. County officers had stopped Kumar from constructing the hotel situated in Gigiri near the United Nations.
In April, Sonko sent 30 county procurement staff on forced leave for allegedly inflating prices and issuing local purchase orders without necessary approval.
Last year, Sonko nabbed five county officers with Sh7 million cash after he made an impromptu visit to the cash office.
The list goes on and on. Sonko has shown his passion for service delivery to the people of Nairobi.
Do you think he should vie for the second time?