Jubilee leaders stole Sh215 billion Eurobond money, says ODM leader Raila Odinga

Cord leader Raila Odinga addresses an ODM rally at Sisokhe market in Navakholo, Kakamega County. [Photo:BENJAMIN SAKWA/Standard]

ODM leader Raila Odinga now wants Jubilee government to explain the whereabouts of the Sh. 215 Billion from the proceeds of Eurobond which the Auditor General says cannot be accounted for.

Speaking in Kakamega today when he met one thousand party delegates drawn from all the Constituencies in the County, Raila wondered why Jubilee Government had been silent on this matter for months now until the report by the Auditor General revealed the money was missing.

“When I spoke about Eurobond theft, they said I was just making noise for political mileage, now, the Auditor General has let the cat out of the bag, can they explain where the money went” said Raila.

The CORD leader said it was a pity that Jubilee leaders continue to lie to Kenyans that all is well when the country is indebted out there to a tune of billions of shillings. “Why is it difficult for them to account for the Eurobond money and explain how it was spent? Why?”

According to the report by the Auditor General, Sh215 billion from the controversial Eurobond funds has not been accounted for; two years after the Government claimed the cash was allocated to Ministries.

Raila says this is unacceptable and Kenyans must be told the truth. “When I wrote to the Governor of Central Bank to allow me visit his office to know how the money was spent, he wrote back to say it was a bank, client matter, not a public matter” he said adding that they know how the money was stolen and who the beneficiaries are.

“Today, every Kenyan has a burden to bear. Even the unborn children are indebted because of the greed by people in Jubilee government” said the CORD leader. He told Kenyans not to allow Jubilee to continue stealing in their name and looting from the public coffers.

“Kenyans have suffered enough in the last four years. They have stolen and eaten everything. Nothing is left for the common man. The only medicine to this mess is to deny Jubilee another term to auction the country,” he said.

Delegates in the meeting urged Raila to launch his Presidential campaign saying that he was the most suitable person to steer Kenya to the next level and get Kenyans out of the shackles of doom.