Raila’s Bodyguard Leaks a Secret

Azimio leader Raila Odinga’s bodyguard Maurice Ogeta has been released from custody, ODM communications director, Philip Etale, has said.

In a tweet on Saturday, Etale said Ogeta was released “a few minutes to 1am and driven while blindfolded and left in the middle of the road in Ruai towards Kangundo”.

He said Ogeta’s car was vandalized and although he is still distraught and in shock, he is happy to be alive.

The High Court had on Friday ordered police to produce Ogeta before any court in the country. Justice L.N Mugambi issued the directive following a suit filed by Ogeta’s brother Christopher Onyango Ogettah and certified as urgent on Thursday.

“That, pending the hearing and determination of this application inter-parties, a writ of habeus corpus is hereby issued directing the 2nd Respondent to produce Maurice Ogeta before a court of competent jurisdiction in Nairobi or any other Court within the Republic of Kenya for an inquiry into the issue of his detention,” ruled the judge.

Ogeta was reportedly accosted by unknown assailants suspected to be police officers on his way to work from home on Wednesday morning; he was allegedly flagged down, and then bundled in his car’s boot.

Odinga as well as Ogeta’s family members demanded for his release.

Ogeta is among individuals and leaders allied to the opposition chief who were this week nabbed in connection with the three-day anti-government protests which ended on Friday.