The day a drunk GSU commandant Ben Gethi harassed Raila Odinga,'Baba'

Former GSU commandant Ben Gethi and NASA chief Raila Odinga

• When Raila Odinga. ‘Jakom’ was arrested over the coup
• Ben Gethi tried forcing a written confession detailing Baba’s involvement
• Chewing a piece of roasted goat leg, he tore Raila’s four letters to pieces

He wore the dubious distinction of having been the last person to see popular politician JM Kariuki alive.

Ben Gethi, then the Commandant of the General Service Unit, was also implicated in the 1975 murder of JM whose mutilated body was found in Ngong Forest in March the same year.