This is a strategic political move to silence me and curb my political ambition, Former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has said on his ban from entering the United States.
The response came hours after the US labelled him and his family as persona non grata in the US.
"Why Sonko, why now, just a few months to the general elections? It is with shock and disbelief that I have received the news," he said.
"I will never be cowed. Am I the only politician facing corruption case in Kenya?"
In a statement on Tuesday, Sonko said he is shocked by the move and linked it to politics.
"The move is obviously politically motivated by my political rivals to deny my right as a Kenyan Citizen to prove that I am indeed innocent," he said.
Sonko said he has not been convicted by Kenyan Courts in the matter mentioned.
",...thus leaving me with more questions than answers of what the US Department of State is aware of in the outcome of my case," he said.
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