Irate Sonko insults Uhuru then deletes tweet for a lighter attack
The strained relationship between President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko continued to play out in public after Mr Sonko posted an insult targeting the head of state.
Mr Sonko, in a tweet, used a derogatory term to refer to the president leaving many social media users shocked.
He was responding to an interview by retired Chief Justice David Maraga on Citizen tv, where the former CJ suggested Mr Kenyatta should have been impeached for failing to uphold the constitution by refusing to appoint 41 judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission.
Mr Sonko was agreeing with CJ Maraga on his sentiments but expressed it using an insult.
Following public backlash, Mr Sonko later deleted the tweet and replaced it with another one saying, “This is the right guy to be impeached,” suggested that his own ouster was unjustified.
The two were once bosom buddies but fell out some time last year leading to the former City Hall boss’ unceremonious removal from office in December.
Mr Sonko was impeached in December after 88 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) voted in support of a censure motion against him for abuse of office among other charges.
The ouster came after two unsuccessful attempts by the MCAs against him.
Mr Sonko later moved to court to stop the poll body IEBC from conducting a by-election in the city to replace him, Claiming that his removal was highly politicised and the process overturned the popular will of the people as contained in Article 1(1) of the Constitution.
The former governor also argues that senators voted for his removal without confirming whether the impeachment motion was procedural and supported by evidence.
He also argued that senators voted for the charges levelled against him by MCAs without any evaluation of the evidence placed before the Senate.
This is the right guy to be IMPEACHED. https://t.co/0K1sgjMhmw pic.twitter.com/HXwPIi7ygj
— Mike Sonko (@MikeSonko) January 16, 2021
— Ismail Mohamed (@Ismailk0row) January 16, 2021