The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has backtracked its earlier threat to arrest the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga if he fails to appear before it Monday.
In a press briefing Monday morning, EACC CEO Halakhe Waqo said they will not pursue the CORD leader since he has cooperated with the commission regarding his Eurobond claims.“The commission would like to confirm to the nation that Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga has complied with the terms of the
summons through his lawyers via a letter dated 11th December 2015 providing a summary of his concerns on the Eurobond but without supportive documents.”“Hon. Raila’s concerns are based on two treasury documents namely: Quarterly Economic Budget Review (QEBR) for the 4thQuarter of 2014/2015 and Budget Review Outlook Paper (BBROP) dated September 2015. This information has been forwarded to a team of investigators and is being treated as his statement on the matter.”
Waqo, however, stated that Odinga’s statement did not have supporting documents to back his claims saying it has been forwarded to investigators.
By Benjamin Wafula, Citizen Digital