Yesterday, there were murmurs that fugitive Ferdinand Waititu
was hiding in Mike Sonko's house. We choose to ignore them since they were
largely unsupported. However, Nation is reporting that Sonko is in fact the man
who helped Waititu sneak out of parliament.
Yesterday, we told you that Waititu may have escaped in the boot of a car belonging to one
of his colleagues, and acting Nairobi Provincial Police Officer, Moses Ombati
confirmed this. When asked how the MP escaped, he said, “We do not know
how he got out, but we are still looking for him. He must have hidden in a boot
of a car because police were inspecting passengers and drivers of all outgoing
vehicles." What was not known then was that the escape vehicle
belonged to none other than Makadara legislator Mike Sonko, known to be equally
if not more stubborn than Waititu.
At around 7 o'clock, 3 vehicles entered parliament and stayed
inside until around 8:30 when they left. The leading vehicle is known to belong
to Sonko, with the rest probably belonging to him too. Earlier, the legislator
was seen 'hanging out' in parliament well beyond the House sitting hours,
despite being on sick leave. He is believed to have come to 'pick up' Waititu,
because they both went missing at around the same time.
However, Sonko denied setting foot in Parliament whole day
Tuesday. “My car did not come to town yesterday. It was at Buruburu. I spent
the day at the Nairobi Hospital visiting sick constituents,” he told the
Nation. He however added that Waititu's case is just a slip of the tongue and
he should be forgiven.
Editorial by nwire and Nation
