Sonko challenges Supreme Court over AG opinion on impeachment eligibility
Key points
- Sonko is disputing how the Supreme Court treated AG advice on impeached officials’ ballot rights.
- He has signalled possible new legal challenges as eligibility fights harden before 2027.
- Clear rules reduce midnight injunctions; muddy rules invite them from every faction.
- Public interest is published AG advice, reasoned orders and stable IEBC guidance.
Impeachment without a clear sequel is half a constitution. Capital FM reports that former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is questioning the Supreme Court over an Attorney-General advisory opinion on impeachment and election eligibility, and hinting he may return to court.
The underlying problem is national, not personal: when governors or other officials are removed midterm, can they contest again, when, and under what bars? A five-judge bench earlier directed the AG to advise; how that advice is framed and how courts treat it will write the real rulebook more than campaign rallies will.
Why Sonko’s fight still matters
Love him or loathe him, Nairobi’s politics still orbits his brand in some wards and among informal networks that mobilise fast. More importantly, any precedent that locks or unlocks impeached leaders will be photocopied by every faction eyeing 2027 — from county races to national ambition.
Clean rules reduce midnight injunctions and forum-shopping. Muddy rules invite both. The public interest is predictability: published AG advice, reasoned court orders, and IEBC guidance that does not change by press conference three weeks before nominations.
Institutional tone
Attacking courts is easy politics. Filing focused pleadings is the adult version. If Sonko has a constitutional argument about process, standing or the binding force of advisory opinions, it belongs in affidavits and oral submissions, not only soundbites.
Courts, for their part, earn legitimacy by explaining eligibility outcomes in plain language. Citizens should not need a senior counsel to understand whether an impeached official can stand again. Background: 2027 political map.
What to watch
Whether new filings land, how the AG’s advice is published or contested, and whether IEBC issues consolidated guidance. Eligibility fights are not side noise; they decide the cast list for the next election season.
Based on Capital FM reporting of Sonko’s remarks on the Supreme Court and AG advisory opinion; case strategy and filings can change without notice.
