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How Raila Odinga's secret phone calls kept Pangani Six warm in cold and hard cells

CORD leader Raila Odinga on phone. PHOTO: FILE

NAIROBI: The six MPs held at Pangani police station used a mobile phone smuggled into their cell to keep in touch with CORD leader Raila Odinga.

Each of the male legislators — from CORD and Jubilee — spoke to Raila during the four days they were behind bars as they waited to be arraigned in court to answer to hate speech charges.

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