Former Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has distanced himself from a mobile loan app claiming to have partnered with him in offering loans to needy Kenyans.
In a statement on his official X account on Friday, December 15, Sonko said the app is being operated by fraudsters who are trying to swindle money from unsuspecting Kenyans.
“There is this app moving around on social media claiming they are in partnership with me to give out loans to the public. I wish to distance myself from it,” Sonko stated.
“It’s being operated by fraudsters who are trying to swindle money from members of the public,” he added.
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His clarification comes after a Facebook account named ‘Mike Sonko Rescue Loans’ posted a sponsored advertisement on the social platform claiming to be in partnership with Sonko in giving loans.
The post claimed that the Mkopo Extra app was partnering with Sonko to offer loans of up to Sh100,000 instantly.
“Mkopo Extra, in Partnership with Mike Sonko, is giving loan aid to all Kenyans. Receive up to Sh100,000 instantly,” the post read.
The account flagged by Sonko as fake has over 2.5k followers on Facebook, with a photo of Sonko holding bundles of money as its profile picture and cover photo.