The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) intends to revisit Governor Mike Sonko’s jail records with a view of pushing to have him complete previous jail sentences.
According to a media report by the People Daily, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission’s (EACC) move is based on the premise that the governor allegedly escaped jail in 1998, and should serve his full term.
The governor is said to have escaped from Shimo La Tewa Prison in Mombasa on the night of April 16, 1998 to attend the burial of his mother Saumu Mukami. He had, reportedly, served for one year at Shimo La Tewa.
Records at the Mombasa-based prison indicate a man called Gideon Mbuvi Kioko, who had been jailed for six months for jumping bail, is still on the run.
The man, suspected to be Sonko had been accused of forging documents with the intention of selling a piece of land belonging to a former police commissioner.
In February 2000, the Mr. Kioko was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison for obtaining money under false pretence. He reportedly served for nine months.
He would then move to the High Court seeking a revision of the sentence over claims he was sick and Justice Samuel Oguk, now deceased, released him
Should EACC succeed in pursuit to have the governor back in jail, the county boss could automatically lose his seat.
