Nairobi governor Mike Sonko is among famous and wealthy politicians in the country.
Sonko enjoys massive support base from the Eastlands and lately in low-income areas like Kibera where he has heightened efforts towards service delivery.
Born and raised from a humble background, the Nairobi governor is loved by city dwellers for his generous heart especially to the needy people.
Governor Sonko has in many cases bragged of how he made millions while he was still young.
Sonko made his debut in active politics in 2010 when he contested for the Makadara MP by-election.
He surprised many when he clinched the seat defeating veteran politicians like Rueben Ndolo.
The win in the by-election earned him the name Sonko.
He declared war on land grabbers and often led residents in pulling down structures constructed on public grabbed land.
By 2013, Sonko’s influence and popularity in city politics had increased tremendously.
In the 2013 general election, Sonko cinched the Nairobi senate seat defeating his close challenger Bishop Margret Wanjiru.
Sonko won the senate seat with over 800,000 votes on a TNA ticket.
The senator became popular and set himself for the governor seat in 2017.
In 2017, Sonko easily trounced former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero to win the top seat.
The controversial and flamboyant governor is now the voice of Nairobi politics even as 2022 politics take shape.
Political pundits observe that Sonko will determine on who becomes the next president after Uhuru Kenyatta owing to his popularity and control of city politics.
Sonko has been quoted saying that he will not seek re-election in 2022 but has dreams of contesting for the presidential seat in future.
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