Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko is headed to the East African court to save his political career.
Sonko’s appeal in an impeachment case over graft charges, while he served as Nairobi governor, has been thrown out by the Supreme Court.
The former county chief has appealed against the decision of the Supreme Court in the East African court of justice located in Arusha, Tanzania.
Sonko has also accused chief justice Martha Koome of not recusing herself from the seven-judge bench that upheld rulings by lower courts, effectively sealing his impeachment as Nairobi governor in 2020.
At the same time Sonko filed for a review of Friday’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold his impeachment in 2020 terming the verdict a miscarriage of justice.
Sonko, who addressed members of the press on Saturday, faulted the apex court while taking issue with the expansion of the bench that determined the matter from five judges to all the seven justices of the Supreme Court.
“They have infringed on my rights and that is why we have filed for a review. All I want is fair hearing and fair trial so that I can get justice,” Sonko stated.
He also contested the inclusion of Chief Justice Martha Koome in the bench saying he had already publicly taken a position on the matter outside court.
Sonko was alluding to a media interview where CJ Koome said that impeached Governors shouldn’t be allowed to contest until their impeachment is overturned by the court.
He argued Koome’s comments were an indication that she had already taken sides.
“She shouldn’t have been part of the bench regarding my matter because already in her mind she had made an opinion that Sonko shouldn’t be on the ballot,” Sonko stated.