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Why DCI should probe Sonko prison escape claim urgently

If allegations linked to Prisons Department are truthful, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko might land in jail even before the hearing of his corruption case is concluded.

There are claims that Sonko escaped from Shimo La Tewa Prison 20 years ago and that the facility wants him back so that he can complete his jail term. The Director of Public Prosecutions has said as much.

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