Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is happy after the courts allowed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to drop terrorism charges against him and two others.

In 2021, Sonko, Clifford Ochieng Ouko, and Benjamin Onyango Odhiambo were prosecuted in the Kahawa Law Courts and accused of terrorism.

PHOTO | COURTESY 

He was charged with willfully recruiting unknown individuals to "commit or participate in the commission of a terrorist act" in violation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2012.

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The former Nairobi Governor was also charged with possessing military clothing on January 31, 2021, with the intent of committing or facilitating a terrorist crime.

PHOTO | COURTESY Sonko and his co-accused

Benjamin Odhiambo was charged with possessing a military camouflage garment to commit or facilitate a terrorist act. They all denied the allegations filed against them.