Mike Sonko has missed 8 consecutive sittings of the Senate contrary to Standing Orders which stipulate that a seat can be be declared vacant if the incumbent misses 8 consecutive sittings.
In a heated Senate session yesterday, Minority Leader, Moses Wetangula, asked the Speaker to declare the Nairobi Senatorial seat as vacant since Sonko has missed 8 sittings, arguing that he was absent without permission since his request to abdicate his Senate duties to step aside to facilitate room for investigations into corruption allegations levelled against him was rejected.
Deputy Speaker, Kembi Gitura, confirmed that indeed Sonko’s request to step aside in compliance with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive was rejected.
However, in a spirited fight, Sonko defended his decision saying he just complied with Uhuru’s directive and that as far as he is concerned, he followed the Standing Orders by informing the Speaker of his absence even though his request was rejected.
Nonetheless, the Nairobi Senator told Wetangula and his haters that he was not afraid of losing his seat if things get to that point as long as he remains in Uhuru’s good books.
“All I did was to comply with a Presidential directive for state officers mentioned in corruption scandals to step aside. I don't care losing my seat if that is what it will cost me by complying. There is life after politics even if I were to lose my seat,” Sonko said.
It now remains to be seen how things will turn out for Sonko who has recently been attracting more enemies than friends, including Uhuru who bashed him on Labour Day.
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