Mike Sonko and Rachael Shebesh in gun drama at city nightclub
The flamboyant senator said he arrived at the club and found Shebesh with a member of the County Assembly of Nairobi and about 10 people.
"I went into a private cubicle with a lawyer as my people sat at a different corner enjoying their food and drinks. When I went for a short call, one or two of the men who were with her followed me asking why I had taken away a four-wheel-drive car I had bought her," Sonko claimed.
He alleged that he had bought Shebesh the Range Rover for Sh8.5 million, but had only paid Sh4.5 million.
The sellers of the car allegedly took it back after Sonko failed to pay the balance.
"But you know my friendship with Shebesh ended a long time ago and I cannot pay the rest of the money. It was upon her to pay the money," Sonko said.
Shebesh could not be reached yesterday for a comment regarding the drama. She did not respond to our calls or text messages, and neither did her lawyer, Mr Cecil Miller.
Sonko said after the confrontation in the toilet, he drove to Kilimani Police Station where he reported "the threat to his life".
"I reported the matter without even my bodyguards and supporters knowing and came back to the club. I then made a post on my Facebook account on the issue, which I think infuriated her," said Sonko.
Sonko said he told the club management to ensure his safety because of the threats as he went on with his meeting.
In the Facebook post he wrote: "I'm just from the funeral of my late family driver who's been laid to rest at his family home a few hours ago. After delivering my speech I told the people who escorted me to the funeral to meet me at my usual joint Azalea (Caribea), Wood Avenue, for a thanksgiving dinner, but I'm shocked to find a politician well known to me with his/her 30 people who keep on shouting and threatening me, but all the same I'm playing it cool."
He said it was after the posting that more of his supporters arrived in buses. After a short while, he claimed, Shebesh's group confronted his team and it was then that two shots were fired.
Police arrived there minutes later and collected the spent cartridges.
Sonko and Shebesh have had love-hate relations in city politics with their controversial antics.
Sonko urged police to investigate the matter and take action on those behind it.
Ojuka said police are looking for Shebesh's bodyguard who is not a police officer but is licensed to carry a gun to disarm him and charge him in court.
"He has gone underground but we are looking for him. He should surrender the weapon before we take further action on him including charging him before a court of law for causing disturbance and misusing the weapon," he said.
Ojuka said he had summoned them and their supporters to record statements regarding the gun drama.
This article was published by THE STANDARD on May 25, 2014