Nairobi governor Mike Sonko with his deputy Polycarp Igathe at a past event [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]

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Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has told off old journalist friends at the Star newspaper asking them to stop blackmailing him.

Through his official Facebook page, the governor accused the paper of targetting to soil his name.

he said that the publication had decided to attack him after he denied them a tender to supply commodities to the Nairobi county government.​

Here is his post:

Today's The Star headline: Sonko and Igathe fall out as State House takes charge of City Hall

Nyinyi MASHOGA wangu wazamani wa THE STAR NEWSPAPER JULIUS OTIENO & IMENDE BENJAMIN stop your cheap blackmail coz I refused to prequalify your proxy companies to do supplies in Nairobi county corruptly.

I'm in very good books with my Deputy POLYCARP IGATHE. The NATIONAL GOVERNMENT owes us over Ksh80,000,000,000 (80B) and already they've started releasing this money to us in bits.

We shall continue to partner with them for better transformation and well being of Nairobians in terms of service delivery.

Looking at the attached TEXTS and WHATSAAP conversations does it look like we are falling apart?

Pelekeni USHOSTE wenu mbali magazeti tutafungia nyama jioni.

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