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Members of County Assembly rally behind CORD leader Raila Odinga over Eurobond saga

CORD Leader Raila Odinga adressing the press seeking the government to give them answers on how they spent the Eurobonds borrowed. With him Siaya senator James Orengo(R), Machakos senator Johnstone Muthama(L) among other officials at Serena Hotel on 11/12/15 PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE

The 45 Mombasa members of county assembly (MCAs) yesterday backed CORD leader Raila Odinga’s decision to defy summons by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in the investigation of the controversial Eurobond billions.

They accused agents of the Jubilee government of treating their leader as a suspect instead of a whistleblower.

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