Monday, July 22, 2013

Former Raila aide grilled again

Raila Odinga's aide Mr Eliud Owalo in this file picture. Mr Eliud Owalo said he had declined to have his statement recorded adding that he had not committed an offence.
Raila Odinga's aide Mr Eliud Owalo in this file picture. Mr Eliud Owalo said he had declined to have his statement recorded adding that he had not committed an offence.   NATION
By FRED MUKINDA fmukinda@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted  Monday, July 22  2013 at  14:49
Former aide of retired Prime Minister Raila Odinga was Monday questioned by police for the second time over reports of an impending anti-government campaign.
Mr Eliud Owalo said he had declined to have his statement recorded adding that he had not committed an offence.
He was the head of the Raila Odinga Presidential Secretariat in the run-up to the March 4 General Election.
“I declined to respond and write a statement. When they establish any offence I will come back,” said Mr Owalo.
Lawyers Harun Ndubi and Anthony Aluoch accompanied him during the interrogation at the directorate of criminal investigations headquarters in Nairobi.
Mr Ndubi disclosed that police told them that their client planned to mobilise youth groups from Nairobi slums to cause chaos.
The mass action would be funded with money donated from United States and Britain, he added.
Police further asked him about other reports including forming a “standby force” consisting of young people in major slums and towns.
Mr Ndubi said police had information that the activities would be funded in United States dollars and the money would be sent from Britain and Mr Owalo was required to explain what he knew about it.
The money was to be channelled to Kenya disguised as foreign exchange for Somalia, Uganda and South Sudan.
A Nairobi law firm would be used to “hide” the cash, Mr Ndubi said police revealed to them.
It’s these claims that Mr Owalo said he would not respond to unless police told him the offence he had committed as well as the complainant against him.
Mr Owalo was first questioned on Tuesday last week during which he declined to have a statement taken.
Monday, he arrived at the CID headquarters at 11 am and left shortly after 1 pm.
The matter is being investigated by the Serious Crimes Unit of the CID.

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