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Arrest and charge me, Raila Odinga dares President Uhuru Kenyatta over insecurity claims

Uhuru Kenyatta with Raila Odinga during national Prayers before the 2013 elections

NAIROBI, KENYA: Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) leader Raila Odinga has dared President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration to arrest and charge him, if the Government has any proof of his culpability in current runaway insecurity.

Enraged by President Uhuru’s remark that the attacks in Lamu were linked to Opposition’s political activities, and the sensational claims by Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa that he had evidence linking the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to the ongoing killings, Raila has challenged the government to either act or stop maligning his name.

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