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DPP on the spot as Sonko walks free in Sh357m case

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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his supporters exit Milimani Law Courts on February 7, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Sometime in 2019, former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was unceremoniously hauled to court over alleged Sh357 million graft in a garbage tender.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) was armed with at least 10,000 documents as evidence as it sought to nail Sonko and 16 others.

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