Why Cord Leader Will be arrested on monday
An administration police officer with two of the four Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission officers, at Cord leader Raila Odinga's Capitol Hill offices in Nairobi on Thursday, when they served him with a summon over the Eurobond saga. Photo/COURTESY
BY WILLIAM MWANGI
December 11, 2015
EACC officials have ordered Cord leader Raila Odinga to honour their summons over the Sh250 billion Eurobond saga on Monday or face arrest.
Raila was served with police summons on Thursday following commission CEO Halakhe Waqo's warning that he would face legal action if he defied the orders.
But his spokesperson Dennis Onyango reiterated that he will neither go to the EACC's "so-called Integrity Centre" headquarters nor be "compelled, intimidated or blackmailed".
"There can be no commission without commissioners," Onyango quoted Raila as telling the four EACC officers he met.
The Cord leader addressed the offices in the presence of his lawyer Paul Mwangi, Senators Moses Wetang'ula (Bungoma) and James Orengo (Siaya) and Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang.
The spokesperson said Raila's lawyers also took issue with the "contemptuous and threatening tone" of the letter and why there was never need to get Raila's statement from his office.
Noting the commission has ever sent officers abroad to record statements, he said Raila sees no possible threat to his personal life "that he has never faced".
Police have reportedly
blocked Raila's office premises after the four officers called for help from the Flying Squad and Kilimani police station. They had allegedly been held hostage.
Sources said Raila had to walk to nearby Nairobi Club following the blockade.
In the commission's letter, Chief inspector Fredrick Mwangi noted that Raila, who has insisted Sh140 billion of the money is missing, could have information that may help with the probe.
"I require you to attend before me at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters police station on December 14 at 10am without fail for further direction," he said.
"Be warned that failure to comply with the above requisition will render you liable to prosecution."
In a statement on Thursday, the EACC noted that it has powers to summon anyone for details on investigations, "especially if the commission has reasons to believe the person so summoned has useful information".
Waqo added: "The affected persons should come to Integrity Centre or other designated commission officers in their person or with their legal representatives only."
The Cord leader said he would not report to the offices of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission whose invitation he termed “presently superfluous”.
He declined the commission's invitation and asked it to conduct primary investigations into available evidence on the Eurobond files before seeking his input.
In a letter dated December 9, 2015, his lawyer said: “It is curious why, before exhausting these capacities, the commission has found it necessary to seek our client’s help in their investigations.”
BY WILLIAM MWANGI
December 11, 2015
EACC officials have ordered Cord leader Raila Odinga to honour their summons over the Sh250 billion Eurobond saga on Monday or face arrest.
Raila was served with police summons on Thursday following commission CEO Halakhe Waqo's warning that he would face legal action if he defied the orders.
But his spokesperson Dennis Onyango reiterated that he will neither go to the EACC's "so-called Integrity Centre" headquarters nor be "compelled, intimidated or blackmailed".
"There can be no commission without commissioners," Onyango quoted Raila as telling the four EACC officers he met.
The Cord leader addressed the offices in the presence of his lawyer Paul Mwangi, Senators Moses Wetang'ula (Bungoma) and James Orengo (Siaya) and Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang.
The spokesperson said Raila's lawyers also took issue with the "contemptuous and threatening tone" of the letter and why there was never need to get Raila's statement from his office.
Noting the commission has ever sent officers abroad to record statements, he said Raila sees no possible threat to his personal life "that he has never faced".
Police have reportedly
Sources said Raila had to walk to nearby Nairobi Club following the blockade.
In the commission's letter, Chief inspector Fredrick Mwangi noted that Raila, who has insisted Sh140 billion of the money is missing, could have information that may help with the probe.
"I require you to attend before me at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters police station on December 14 at 10am without fail for further direction," he said.
"Be warned that failure to comply with the above requisition will render you liable to prosecution."
In a statement on Thursday, the EACC noted that it has powers to summon anyone for details on investigations, "especially if the commission has reasons to believe the person so summoned has useful information".
Waqo added: "The affected persons should come to Integrity Centre or other designated commission officers in their person or with their legal representatives only."
The Cord leader said he would not report to the offices of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission whose invitation he termed “presently superfluous”.
He declined the commission's invitation and asked it to conduct primary investigations into available evidence on the Eurobond files before seeking his input.
In a letter dated December 9, 2015, his lawyer said: “It is curious why, before exhausting these capacities, the commission has found it necessary to seek our client’s help in their investigations.”
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