{"id":29456,"date":"2022-03-09T12:58:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T09:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=29456"},"modified":"2022-03-09T12:58:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T09:58:30","slug":"kenyas-bling-bling-politician-mike-sonko-banned-from-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/09\/kenyas-bling-bling-politician-mike-sonko-banned-from-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s &#8216;Bling Bling&#8217; Politician Mike Sonko Banned From US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The US state department has banned flamboyant Kenyan politician Mike Sonko and his family from travelling to the US over allegations of corruption while in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Sonko was the governor of Kenya&#8217;s capital, Nairobi, but was impeached in December 2020 over charges of abuse of office, gross violation of the constitution, gross misconduct and crimes against national law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US says while in office he &#8220;solicited bribes and kickbacks in exchange for awarding government contracts to his associates&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Sonko on Tuesday denied the allegations and said he was being targeted wrongly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has been designated alongside his wife Primrose, daughters Salma and Saumu and an unnamed minor child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Sonko becomes the second Kenyan to be publicly banned from travelling to the US during President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s era over corruption allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, Busia Senator Amos Wako, who is a former Attorney General, was banned from the US over similar allegations, alongside his wife and son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>BBC Africa News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US state department has banned flamboyant Kenyan politician Mike Sonko and his family from travelling to the US over allegations of corruption while in office. 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