Sonko Wins Ksh537 Million Court Case

The High Court dismissed an application by the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA) to seize Kshh537 million in the bank accounts belonging to Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, a reprieve after over allegations of money laundering.

Justice Nixon Sifuna delivered the ruling on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

He dismissed ARA’s application to seize the funds amounting to Ksh574,258,398.74.

Justice Nixon Sifuna ruled that ARA failed to provide evidence linking Sonko to illicit financial dealings.

The court directed the immediate release of the frozen bank accounts.

Speaking after the ruling, Sonko’s lawyer, Harrison Kinyanjui, said ARA failed to prove the allegations tabled against Sonko.

The Honourable Justice Sifuna has rendered his verdict on the case launched by ARA against the former governor of Nairobi County, Mike Sonko, in which the ARA had sought to freeze on allegations that he was involved in alleged money laundering and misappropriation of the county of Nairobi funds.

They tendered their evidence, Sonko tendered his evidence, and he said that  it is one thing to have suspicion about someone being involved in money laundering and the theft of county government funds, and it’s another thing to prove that indeed that those suspicions are based on actual facts, and that indeed there are cases, counts, incidents, and manifest evidence of money laundering and pilfering of county government funds. 

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Sonko vs ARA Evidence

Kinyanjui said Sonko provided evidence, which the court has analyzed, very meticulously, showing that even before he became the Nairobi City County Governor, he was engaged in businesses.

He said the Court established that Sonko was engaged in the sale of real estate assets, which garnered him, which brought him in cash and other funds regularly to his account. 

“Most importantly, the court said that the ARA was unable to prove there was any such incidents of money laundering because he was not able to bring in evidence before he became the County Governor of Nairobi of his financial transactions, and the court said what easier mandate would be than that for the ARA, armed with all the financial resources, machinery, and access to information from the government institution in the bank, to show and produce accounts of Governor Sonko before he became a governor, and now counter force and bring that as against when he was a governor, and then show the discrepancies and show the money flows to his account,” he said.

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Sonko Owns the Ksh537 Million

Additionally, Kinyajui said the case was initiated by the former government as a tool to remove Sonko from his position as governor.

He said the court analyzed all the evidence, including ARA’s allegations, that Sonko misused county government funds.

“So, the court finally said that whatever money has been frozen for the last five years, belonging to Governor Sonko, is part of his property. Article 40, sub-article 3 of the constitution invests in every Kenyan, every one of us, the right to own property. But Article 40, sub-article 6 of the constitution does not protect property that is illegally acquired,” he said.

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