Former Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko will spend two more days at the Gigiri police station cells after being charged on Tuesday at a Kiambu court.
He was charged with various counts of assault and forcible entry of property in Buruburu Phase Four.
Sonko denied the charges of forcible entry and nine counts of assault causing bodily harm with the prosecution arguing that he should be denied bail.
Sonko was represented by Senior Counsel John Khaminwa, Assa Nyakundi and Danstan Omari.
Chief Inspector Geoffrey Ndatho in an affidavit told the court headed by Senior Principal Magistrate Stella Atambo that the offence occurred on May 25, 2019, at LR NRB block 78/863 at Kamukunji subcounty in Nairobi county.
The court heard that Sonko left his office at City Hall while he was the Nairobi Governor and proceeded to Buruburu Phase Four while accompanied by youths whom under his utterances caused the commission of the offences.
Ndatho said that Sonko is being investigated for other criminal offences within the country.
The investigating officer said that Sonko has contact with the residents of Nairobi and can interfere with the witnesses.
The court heard that Sonko has been charged with a serious offence and if found guilty he shall be sentenced to serve a custodial sentence and therefore there is a high probability and incentive for Sonko to abscond court attendance.
