Senator Sonko was drunk during ‘fight’- Governor Evans Kidero

 The governor has faulted the Senate for admitting “drunk and unruly” members to committee hearings

Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero now alleges that Senator Mike Sonko was ‘high’ during their June 15 near fistfight. He made the claims at the Kibra Seventh Day Adventist church.

Kidero was being quizzed by the Senate Public Accounts Committee over an audit report, but the seating ended in a scuffle pitting the two. He now faults the Senate for admitting “drunk and unruly” members to committee hearings.

“People who are educated are civilised. There is a huge difference between being educated and being learned. There are people who claim to have gone to school but they do not have certificates to prove this,” said Kidero, adding that, “What transpired at the Senate was not something to be proud of. That is not the kind of leadership Nairobi residents want.”

Senator Sonko responded by saying that, “My friend is alleging that I was drunk from the way I was articulating issues earlier. Do I look like a drunken person in that video?” he posed, adding that on the question of academic credentials, Nairobians should not re-elect Kidero because he has a PhD.

“I urge Nairobi residents not to elect leaders because of the fluent English they speak, do not elect leaders because of the PhDs they hold. Some PhDs are used to fleece and loot institutions,” Sonko retorted.

He claimed the county is heading south, thanks to cartels in City Hall and continued land grabbing and fictitious payments amounting to billions of shillings.

“Whenever I raise issues pertaining to corruption at City Hall, some people change the story that I am playing politics because of the governorship race. I have sufficient documentary and video evidence to prove my allegations,” said the Senator, adding that, “I am ready to adduce the evidence I have before any court of law. Let us not misuse our PhDs to milk public coffers.”