Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has dismissed reports that he met foreign envoys at Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s Karen home.
Raila in a statement via Twitter on Friday, July 21 said he is battling a severe flu and has kept off any public engagement.
“Dear Kenyans, I am currently under the weather, battling a strong strain of flu, hence keeping off public engagements and all meetings. I have therefore held no meeting with any envoys as reported by some media outlets,” he stated.
The clarification comes after media reports emerged that foreign envoys were seen getting in and out of Kalonzo’s home.
The envoys were reported to be from the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, and Denmark.
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The opposition chief at the same time noted that National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi and Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni visited Kalonzo after he was placed under house arrest by the security agencies.
“Representatives of our coalition Hon Opiyo Wandayi and Hon Jeremiah Kioni have today visited Hon Kalonzo Musyoka following his ongoing house arrest and detention,” Raila added.
Addressing the media earlier, Wandayi asked the authorities to allow the Wiper Party Leader to enjoy his freedom of movement.
“Kalonzo Musyoka's freedom has been curtailed since Tuesday evening. We hope that whoever is responsible will desist from the same and allow him to enjoy his freedom of movement going forward,” he stated.
His remarks were echoed by Kioni noted that the move to place Kalonzo under house detention was reversing the gains made by the 2010 constitution.
“It is useful to ask those in authority to allow people to have their freedom, curtailing people’s freedom is not useful and it’s not in our constitution. It is amazing how quickly we can lose all the gains that we got through our 2010 constitution,”
