Mike Sonko rose to national political prominence when he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Makadara Constituency, Kenya at the age of 35.

[9] During his time in the Senate, he formed the Sonko Rescue Team,[10] an officially registered Non-Governmental Organization[11] that provided government-like services to residents of Nairobi slums.

[12] As early as January 2016, Mike Sonko had announced his intentions to run for Governor of Nairobi County in the 2017 Kenyan general election.

[14][15] On 6 December 2019, the Director of Public Prosecutions in Kenya issued an arrest warrant against Mike Sonko for various corruption charges during his tenure as a Governor of Nairobi County.

[22] In August 2019, Sonko was awarded an honorary degree of excellence from European Digital University (EDU) in recognition of his goodwill and contribution to the community.