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Charge Kibor or release him,
Raila tells police
Daily Nation
Story by KENNEDY MASIBO and WANJIRU MACHARIA
26. 02. 2008
Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga has demanded the
release or the prosecution of arrested Uasin Gishu politician
Jackson Kibor.
Mr Odinga accused the police of persecuting Mr Kibor and said if
they were serious they would prefer charges against him or release
him.
“They have been holding him since last Wednesday and have not
preferred any charges against him,” Mr Odinga said outside the
Rift Valley Provincial Criminal Investigations Department offices
in Nakuru Town.
He was accompanied by several Members of Parliament, including the
party’s interim chairman, Mr Henry Kosgey.
The ODM leader had arrived in Nakuru early in the morning and
sought audience with Provincial Police Officer Joseph Ashamalla.
Later, he also talked to Provincial Criminal Investigations
Officer Mohammed Amin.
While speaking to Mr Amin, Mr Odinga’s team asked to see Mr Kibor
but had to wait for more than two hours before he arrived under
the escort of CID officers.
It is said the politician was being held at Menengai Police
station, over 20 kilometres from Nakuru Town.
Mr Odinga said the police had no excuse for failing to act on the
matter.
“The police are overzealous in some cases but selectively apply
the law in other cases,” Mr Odinga said.
He said the ODM team was not there to prove Mr Kibor’s innocence
but challenged the police to prove their case.
Camping in Nakuru
Sources say the 73-year-old politician may face either murder or
incitement charges.
Mr Kosgey wondered why the police should have investigated the
case before arresting the suspect.
“Days of detention without trial are long gone. We are camping in
Nakuru until the matter is resolved,” Mr Kosgey said.
One of Mr Kibor’s four lawyers, Mr Gordon Ogolla, claimed the
police were confused as to whether to charge or release his client
because they did not have any evidence against him.
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