The flamboyant politician is not known to hold back any money when it
comes to treating himself or his loved ones. The same generosity
extends to his constituents and he’s easily the most philanthropic
politician in the country.
Sonko’s new phone is called Vertu.
Vertu is a British manufacturer and retailer of luxury mobile phones established by Finnish mobile-phone manufacturer Nokia as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1998. In October 2012 Nokia sold Vertu to private equity group EQT VI for an unspecified amount, (rumoured to be $200 million), but retained a 10% share. (Wikipedia)
According to Engadget, this goes for about Sh1.1 million.
For that price, you would expect it to come with 2 terabytes of internal memory, 128 GB or RAM, 2500 megapixel camera, a weekly tot of Remy Martin Louis XIII , and Beyonce on speed dial. However, you’ll be surprised that it doesn’t even have a camera. Comparing it to any modern device is a total joke.
Here’s a snapshot of its specifications from GSMArena.
It’s clear Sonko’s problem is not money but how to spend it. I would not like to get into the debate of what Sh1 million can do, because we have very different perspective of things.
In any case, the amount of gold on his fingers is probably enough to take me through an early retirement.
Here are more photos of the good senator taking his phone on a test run.
