Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko will spend two more days in police custody pending bail ruling on Wednesday.
He will be remanded at Industrial Area Prison.
Court to rule on Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko & co-accused bail/bond application 11/12/19. All accused persons to be remanded in custody till then. Warrants of arrest issued against suspects not before court today.#GovernorSonko_Prosecution#AntiCorruption_ODPP pic.twitter.com/zsP65pZNqX
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) December 9, 2019
Sonko on Monday appeared before chief magistrate Douglas Ogoti at Milimani Law Courts where he denied more than 30 counts in a Ksh357 million suit.
Nairobi Governor Sonko to spend two more days in police custody pending bail ruling on Wednesday after denying graft charges. https://t.co/1CKwYr1Apu pic.twitter.com/S4oR2jdOjl
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) December 9, 2019
The prosecution, led by James Kihara, tightened the noose on Sonko opposing his bail application by claiming he has threatened Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) officers during the course of investigations and that he is a flight risk.
Prosecution led by James Kihara opposed release of Sonko on bail on grounds that he is a flight risk, is likely to abscond court, intimidate witnesses and interfere with investigations. #SonkoProsecution_ODPP#AntiCorruption_ODPP
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) December 9, 2019
Prosecutors handling his case also told a magistrate’s court that Sonko has a pending criminal case that has stalled “because he has refused to present himself.”
Already, the prosecution said a warrant of arrest has since been issued by a Magistrate’s court in Mombasa.
Therefore, the prosecution argued that if he is released on bail, “Sonko is likely to abscond or interfere with witnesses.”
The prosecution further sought orders barring Sonko and other public officers from accessing their offices pending hearing and determination of the case, barring accused persons from contacting, intimidating witnesses and investigators and, deposit passports with court.
Prosecution further sought orders-1.Barring Sonko & other public officers from accessing their offices pending hearing & determination of case. 2. Barring accused persons from contacting/intimidating witnesses/investigators. 3. Deposit passports with court
— ODPP_KE (@ODPP_KE) December 9, 2019
Sonko was arrested on Friday noon at a roadblock in Voi after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji gave a warrant of arrest against him.