A group of close to a dozen prostitutes recently got Senator Mike Sonko’s phone number. They have since been sending him raunchy WhatsApp picture messages, and promising to offer their ‘goodies’ in exchange for cash or employment.
“At first I was shocked when I received the nude photos. I wanted to seek legal action, but later realised they were underprivileged Kenyans desperate to make ends meet. I offered to help them, and so invited them to my office and offered to buy them business equipment that would keep them off the streets,” reveals the Senator.
However, despite the humane gesture by the Nairobi Senator, there are rumours that some of the women have since sold their equipment and quietly sneaked back to the red light district.
“I will still find a more sober way to rehabilitate them. They need love not condemnation,” says the married father of three.
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I would not re-elect Shebesh.
The controversial senator told The Nairobian during the interview that there was nothing going on between him and politician Esther Passaris.
“I love her. She is like a sister to me,” were the exact words from Nairobi’s Senator Mike Sonko when asked about his alleged fling with the former Nairobi women representative candidate.
The alleged relationship, which the Sonko denies, was said to have been fuelled by the previous scandals and hate relationship between him and Shebesh.
“I have nothing against Shebesh. Our only relationship now only exists because of our respective positions. Otherwise she goes her way and so do I,” added the Senator.
News about the two being romantically involved with each other was the subject of social media enthusiasts, as photos of the two allegedly leaked into the internet went viral.
“I know the women of Nairobi regret ever electing Shebesh. Her behaviour in the past one year in office is nothing to write home about,” he said, adding that were they to go to the polls now, he would not support her re-election.
“I wouldn’t say who to campaign for. I would let the people of Nairobi make their decision. However, I would make sure I enlighten them not to make another bad decision,” said the Senator.
Sonko, who is loved for dishing out money, claims he feels obliged to help and change the life of any Kenyan he meets.
“ Every time I give, somehow I find myself receiving in tenfold. It is a character that I thank God for everyday. I really don’t care about what say about my giving ways,” he told The Nairobian.
During the Easter holidays, the senator took baby Satrin Osinya for a retreat with his family in Mombasa.
Joked in school
“People should understand that I don’t waste money when I dish it out. As a matter of fact, it is not always monetary,” he said.
“I never took my education seriously. I became a father and made my first million while still in high school. I got jailed, and that’s why I give these talks (motivational speeches to inmates) to encourage them to mend their ways while it’s not too late.”
But what does he think about Governor Kidero?
The senator, who is undertaking a degree course at Kenya Methodist University, said many people think there is bad blood between them after he threatened to collect a million signatures to impeach Kidero if he did not reach an agreement with Rachel Shebesh. The two had had an altercation between them at City Hall that ended up in court.
“Dr Kidero pushed for the 2013 Finance Act, which I think is oppressive to Nairobians. Why would you raise revenue by punishing struggling Nairobians, when you can utilise national government funds?” he asked in reference to the hiked parking fees in the city centre.
City Hall law raised the parking fees from Sh140 to Sh300. According to what he claims are his own investigations; Sonko alleges he has evidence that almost one billion shillings has been misappropriated at City Hall.
“I wrote a friendly letter to the governor’s office to discuss county finances, a letter that was rudely replied by his legal officer, who said I had no right to ask about money!” he said.
The senator criticised Kidero’s ‘corporate style of leadership’, saying, “it’s sugar-coated but slowly rotting."
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