Moments Raila threatened a walk-in at DCI Headquarters over the holding of Matiang’i (VIDEO)
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Raila Odinga threatened to order his supporters to gain entry into DCI headquarters by force where Matiang'i was being grilled
Raila Odinga threatened to order his supporters to gain entry into DCI headquarters by force where Matiang’i was being grilled.
The Azimio Leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday faced off with a police officer who barred him from entering the DCI headquarters.
Raila had arrived at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Headquarters, where former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i was being questioned.
A furious Raila questioned the rationale of blocking him from accessing the offices yet the DCI director’s office yet he is a public officer.
A crowd had already gathered outside and could be heard chanting “No Matiang’i, no peace!”
“This is a public office, you want me to order these people to go in by force,”?
“If they want problems they will get them.” Raila charged.
The officer, who saluted him before informing him that he was under instructions not to allow him in, defended himself saying consultations were ongoing ‘at a higher level’.
“What consultations?” Raila posed as the officer pleaded with him outside the gate.
“I am under instruction sir that you can’t go in, none of you will go in,’ the officer told Raila.
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However, Matiang’i was later released after hours of questioning.
The former interior CS will be charged with conspiracy to commit a felony and publication of false information on an alleged police raid.
Matiang’i’s former cabinet colleague Eugene Wamalwa watered down the charges preferred by the DCI against the ex-Interior Boss terming them unfounded.
“When the government thinks it is mistreating Dr Matiang’i as a person, you are lowering the standing of the office he held and the standing of our country even before foreigners.
“You are demonstrating to everyone that we are not a stable democracy and are headed towards a banana republic and that will come to bite the very people doing that to our client,” he stated.
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