Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko attacked his son-in-law, Eden, after he assaulted his daughter, Saumu Mbuvi.
Through a video circulated online, the former Nairobi Governor confronted Eden for assaulting her daughter, and his bodyguard was also captured slapping him during the exchange.
Despite the allegations, Saumu could be heard defending her husband, who was accused of assaulting her when it was Sonko who provided for them.
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Sonko took to social media to call out violence in marriage, urging dialogue as he admitted that every marriage has its ups and downs.
“Today, we received a distress call from our daughter that shook us to the core her voice trembling, her spirit broken. As a parent, nothing prepares you for the moment your child reaches out in fear, in pain, or in desperation.
I acted immediately, because no mother or father can sit still when their child is hurting. And it made me ask myself  If my own daughter can face harassment in her own home, what about the countless young women and men in Kenya who suffer silently, with no one to defend them? Marriage is never a smooth road.
It is built through storms and sunshine, through patience, forgiveness, and understanding. But when challenges turn into violence, when love turns into fear, then the very foundation of that marriage is shaken. No one deserves that. My heartfelt plea to young couples is this: please, choose peace.
Choose dialogue before anger. Choose to pause, breathe, and talk rather than hurt the person you vowed to protect. Violence doesn’t solve anything it only destroys the heart, the home, and the future.
Let us create homes where love is safe, where voices are gentle, and where differences can be solved without breaking each other. No parent should ever receive the kind of call we got today, and no partner should ever cry alone in their own house,” he said
