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'Sonko is innocent, blame it on Kidero', ex-Attorney tells court in Sh20 million graft case

By Nancy Gitonga | 1d ago

Former Nairobi County Attorney Lydia Kwamboka testifies at the Milimani Anti-Corruption Court in Nairobi during the hearing of former Governor Mike Sonko’s Sh20 million graft case. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard)

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