{"id":20983,"date":"2021-01-16T20:31:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T20:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=20983"},"modified":"2021-01-16T18:13:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T18:13:33","slug":"sonko-deletes-extreme-insult-against-uhuru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/sonko-deletes-extreme-insult-against-uhuru","title":{"rendered":"Sonko Deletes Extreme Insult Against Uhuru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Saturday, January 16, hit out at President Uhuru Kenyatta when he reacted to a comment made by retired Chief Justice David Maraga calling for the impeachment of the head of state.<\/p>\n<p>Sonko took his social media to agree with the call for impeachment and went further to insult the president with a personal attack &#8211; using a term that is not fit for publication.<\/p>\n<p>He later edited the caption of his post leaving out the term in the subsequent tweet and Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the right guy to be impeached,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The post had already elicited wide reactions from a section of Kenyans online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sonko is playing with fire&#8221; one Benson Wanjiru noted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mike Sonko has deleted his previous tweet. His new tweet is truthful &amp; respectful. The damage may have been done, but it is never too late to do the right thing,&#8221; Nahashon Kimemia commented.<\/p>\n<p>Sonko has on numerous occasions expressed his displeasure with President Kenyatta\u2019s regime, often using personal attacks to make his point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet him also be a former President before his retirement the same way he made me become a former Governor before the end of my time. I hate you Your Excellency Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. You are the worst President,\u201d the politician sensationally stated on January 4, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He regretted having pledged his loyalty to the head of state, only for him to take over the running of the city through the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor also accused officials from the Office of the President of intimidating politicians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWanjikus, myself included, are fed up with the dictatorial leadership of our once upon a time beloved President whom I used to love with all my heart. There was a time I was even ready to lose my life coz of supporting him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Anne Kananu Mwenda was on Friday, January 15, sworn in as Deputy Governor at the Kenya International Conventional Centre (KICC).<\/p>\n<p>This is after she was successfully vetted and approved by the County Assembly&#8217;s vetting committee in a process that only took one hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Saturday, January 16, hit out at President Uhuru Kenyatta when he reacted to a comment made by retired Chief Justice David Maraga calling for the impeachment of the head of state. 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