Man in court for impersonating Sonko and conning people of millions

Nairobi, Kenya: A man was yesterday charged in court with impersonating Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko through a Facebook account.

Joseph Gitau Njoki allegedly operated a false Facebook account named Mike Sonko Foundation, through which he received millions of shillings.

The police asked Nairobi Senior Principal Magistrate Elena Nderitu to give them more time to conduct investigations.The magistrate ordered Gitau remanded for two days and be presented in court on Friday, August 1.

The prosecution alleged that Gitau had conned about 3,000 people of more than Sh3 million through the account.