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Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko during the Senate hearing in Nairobi on December 17, 2020.

| Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

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Sonko: Controversial journey from prison escape to City Hall

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By  Collins Omulo

Reporter

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Rising from a shrewd businessman to a lawmaker, Mr Sonko’s political journey has been controversial.
  • Mr Sonko’s quick rise and falling out with the powers-that-be reflects a man who has built his political life on storms and going against the grain.

 Born Gideon Mbuvi Kioko in Mombasa on February 27, 1975, the Nairobi governor has had a dramatic life, both private and public.

Mr Sonko’s father was Gideon Kivanguli.

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