NAIROBI, Kenya – Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko now says he is currently undergoing a significant transformation and will soon commit his life to his faith.
Taking to X, the businessman-cum-politician shared a short clip singing along to Efraim Ezekiel’s gospel track ‘Katikati ya Miungu’, noting God had been so good to him.
He stated, “God has been so good to me. I feel like I’m getting closer to fully giving my life to Him. Watu wangu niko karibu kumkubali Yesu kama muokozi wa maisha yangu.”
This follows his recent clip singing along to another gospel track, ‘Nasema Asante’ by Christopher Mwahangila, following a major court victory over his frozen assets.
He explained he had waited for six years in hopes that the court would grant him justice over frozen assets.
“Six years of waiting. Six years of fighting. Six years of suffering. Today, I thank God justice has prevailed. God is great, and His timing is perfect. I’m also grateful to the courts for judging based on facts and evidence, not personal hate,” he said.
The Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision ordering the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) to unfreeze bank accounts linked to the former county boss in a ruling delivered on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
The appellate judges found that ARA’s application lacked merit, stating there was no executable order capable of being stayed after the High Court dismissed the forfeiture case.
The decision effectively cleared accounts holding more than Sh537 million that had been frozen on suspicion of being proceeds of crime.
ARA had moved to the appellate court seeking a stay of execution to halt implementation of the High Court judgment that declined to forfeit Sonko’s assets to the State.
The agency argued that under Section 97 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (POCAMLA), preservation and seizure orders should remain in force while an appeal is pending.
However, the Court of Appeal rejected that position, holding that the High Court judgment merely dismissed the forfeiture suit and did not require any action capable of being stayed.
“Nothing is arising out of the High Court judgment for this court, in an application for a stay, to enforce or refrain by injunction,” the judges ruled.
The appellate court further noted that execution could only relate to costs, adding that it could not suspend or vary a decision that simply declined to grant forfeiture orders.
The judges concluded that ARA’s request did not meet the legal threshold for a stay of execution.
The ruling follows an October 2025 High Court decision that ordered the unfreezing of Sonko’s accounts after finding insufficient evidence to support allegations of money laundering.
The court at the time held that ARA had failed to demonstrate that the funds in question were proceeds of crime.
