Mike Sonko is the 2nd Governor of Nairobi but he's more popular for his extravagant lifestyle.
The 42-year-old, who has been a politician for years, is known to show off his luxury possessions on social media. He has a love for all things shiny, gold to be specific, and he has no qualms about acquiring as many gold items as he can.
His cars are all made of gold and so are his phones and jewelries. It is alleged that he only takes drinks that have a golden colour and come in gold bottles.
The flamboyant politician rose to national political prominence when he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Makadara Constituency, Kenya at the age of 35. Though he's now in a legitimate venture - politics -, it wasn't always so. According to Wikipedia, Sonko spent his early years in crime. He started mugging people in the streets of Nairobi and Mombasa before graduating to international crime.
He was reportedly a major international drug lord, according to Buzz Kenya, and he is a notorious jailbreaker, having escaped from Shimo La Tewa Prison. Before he joined politics, he used to operate a fleet of public vehicles known as Matatus in Eastlands yet still engaged in shady deals.
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Some Africans are so interesting in the way they live as though when they pass into eternity, they would take their wealth there. They go to the extent of killing to get money or protect money forgetting that one day will be lights-off for them.
Sonko bought his way into politics to avoid arrest by interpole. He cannot travel outside Kenya for fear of arrest. He is still involved in crime and ships drugs abroad via couriers and if you dare cross him you will pay with your life. His votes comes from his tribe people and the disenfranchised living in the ghettoes and on the streets. He runs car washing washing bays where he employs only the street people and pretends to represent their course in parliament and when challenged by a journalist about his attitude to politics, he threatened to kill her like he has done to others. This is not a man who should be looked up to but in Africa anything goes especially when they flash money about.
Is the car made of Gold or Gold plated. How can the whole car be made of Gold, really.
He was voted for and became an MP in spite of his criminal records. SMH!!!!
oooooooooooooo Africa! Do we think twines before we say something. god have mercy on us.
MIDAS TOUCH IS HIS STYLE . The story book we read when we younger in the 1960's and 1970's . He is trying to bring the imaginary thing to the physical just have his emotions elated.
O Africa! Where are we heading to? Revolting. Yet there are hungry and homeless people in his country. Mercy. Lord have mercy on Africa.