Panic in Raila tour over presence of 'Israelis'

PANIC gripped Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s tour of the Coast following fears that two heavily armed foreigners  were trailing his convoy. The two, said to be Israelis, booked the same hotel as the Prime Minister at the North Coast forcing the PM’s security team to advise against overnight stay at the lodge. The PM’s security details are said to have enhanced vigilance and intelligence after the two were admitted in the fully booked resort. “Yes the PM was to spend the night here but we have decided to advise him against it. He will now switch camps because of suspicion regarding the presence of these two suspected mercenaries,” said a security officer accompanying the PM.
Raila is said to have switched to his Mombasa home after acknowledging warnings from his security over the presence of the two suspicious characters.
The two are accompanied by two locals,  one said to be a retired CID officer and a local driver. An intelligence official within the PM’s security team claimed they suspect the two foreigners have been hired to commit something sinister.
Raila’s security team believes the two arrived in the country on Friday and met some government officials where they allegedly received briefing on different city and Coastal Maps before leaving for Mombasa the same evening.
Yesterday the PM’s Spokesman Denis Onyango declined to comment on the matter when The Star reached him. “This is a sensitive matter. I would rather we don’t talk about it please,” Onyango said.
Two weeks ago, Lands minister James Orengo claimed the PM’s life was in danger and even recorded statements with the police. “We are concerned that the PM’s life is in danger. We want to warn that anything that threatens the PM’s life is a threat to national unity and should be taken seriously,”Orengo stated.
Yesterday, nominated MP Millie Odhiambo who  recently claimed her life was in danger said she was attacked by six armed thugs as she drove home from the city centre on Saturday. "The thugs were carrying AK 47 guns, they were six.They stole our phones and money then let us free.I believe they came to threaten us.But this is serious we need to have our security concerns addressed.
The MP also said she had also heard about the arrival of the two Israelis saying she was living in fear following the developments. “Yes I have head about the arrival of the two foreigners. It is important that the Police Commissioner clears the air about the presence of such deadly people in our country,” Millie said.
The legislator claimed that the two had been briefed to trail six key ODM leaders including herself following anguish related to the fallout over the nominations of persons to the offices of the Chief Justice, Attorney General, Director of Public Prosecution and the Director of Budget.
The Prime Minister, Budalangi MP Ababu Namwamba, Nambale MP Chris Okemo, Kisumu Town West MP Olago Aluoch and Millie have acted to block the nominations.
On Thursday House Speaker Kenneth Marende delivered a ruling which attracted open anguish from some leaders who accused him of bias and violation of the constitution.