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Two seek to bar ex-governor Mike Sonko from getting IEBC nod

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Two people have filed a petition seeking to bar former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko from being cleared by Independent and Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) to contest for the Mombasa governor seat.

Today, Ndoro Kaguya and George Odhiambo filed the petition before the Mombasa High Court seeking conservatory orders stopping IEBC from clearing Sonko to vie for governor on a Wiper ticket.

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