Nairobi County governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko will today (Monday) appear in two different courts to face different charges.
Sonko is expected to appear before the Voi Law Courts, Taita Taveta County to take plea in a case where he is accused of assaulting Coast regional police commander Rashid Yakub.
During his arrest, Sonko allegedly became violent and assaulted the coast police boss by kicking him around the calf area.
He will be flown to Voi to be charged with assaulting a police officer while on duty. Sonko will also be charged with two other counts of obstructing lawful arrest and offensive conduct.
The county chief who is also facing corruption related charges, is also expected to appear in an anti-graft court in Nairobi after spending the weekend behind bars.
He was arrested at a road block in Voi, along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, by detectives a few hours after the Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji ordered for his arrest.
The governor tussled with police at Ikanga airstrip before he boarded a police chopper that had been sent to airlift him to Nairobi for questioning.
Drama ensued leading to a scuffle between Sonko, his aides and police officers.
The county boss had refused to board forcing police officers to bundle him into the waiting aircraft.
Sonko alongside other county officials are facing prosecution over irregular payments amounting to Sh357 million.
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