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Sonko gets reprieve at High Court in graft case

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko at Milimani court on June 15, 2022. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has failed to have its Sh20 million graft case against former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko revived by the High Court.

This is after DPP appealed Senior Principal Magistrate Peter Ooko's decision not to allow evidence from Equity Bank against Sonko terming it as "unacceptable in law".

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