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Kamata Friday: Sonko to spend weekend in custody

Governor Mike Sonko moments after he landed at Wilson Airport in Nairobi. He will be a guest of the State for the weekend. [File, Standard]

The flamboyant Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko will spend the next 61 hours in police cells after the High Court denied him anticipatory bail.

Sonko is being held over the loss of Sh357 million. He is facing charges of conspiracy to commit economic crime, willful failure to comply with the law and conflict of interest.

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