Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, who transferred his powers to the President Uhuru Kenyatta-led national government, claims he was deceived into doing so.
Sonko, embroiled in a political feud with insiders and county government employees, signed a deed of transfer relinquishing several devolved functions, such as health, transport, and planning to the national government at State House in the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta last March.
President Kenyatta then appointed Maj Gen Ali Badi to oversee these transferred functions as the head of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.
Sonko, striving to disown the transfer of functions, asserted on Thursday night that he was tricked into consuming too much alcohol just before signing the document. He added that by the time President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived to witness the transfer, he had lost his cognitive ability completely.
During an interactive session with his followers on Facebook, the Nairobi Governor stated, “I was not sober (when I signed the bill). Hawa watu wa State House waliniconfuse na pombe kwanza (some people at State House confused me with some alcohol). By the time I was meeting the President for the signing, I was just seeing zigzag.”
He also confirmed that even though he was drunk, he still signed the document out of respect for President Kenyatta.
Sonko emphasized, “However, even if I was drunk, I had to sign because of the respect I have for the President and also both of us meant well for you, the great people of Nairobi.”
The outspoken governor also expressed his intent to potentially overturn the contract within the constitution.
