Even before Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko was indicted on abuse of office charges, it was not lost on many that Nairobi residents got more than they had bargained for.
Ever since he was elected governor of East Africa’s biggest metropolis with a population of four million, Mr Sonko featured in the news, not for transforming what was once described as the city in the sun, but for his sense of showmanship and love for the dramatic.