Raila Odinga's former adviser in the grand coalition government Miguna Miguna has asked Kenyans to stop immortalising the late Jacob Juma saying he is not a hero.
Speaking on Thursday when he appeared on a local TV talk show, Miguna questioned how Juma accrued his vast wealth estimated to be in billions of shillings saying that the late businessman was a beneficiary of a 'corrupt and highly compromised system'.
"I was the first to condemn Juma's killing when he was assassinated because he did not deserve to die that way. But don't make him a hero now that he is dead because he is not. Jacob Juma was a robbers' baron," said Miguna.
He added: "I am not saying that I know why he died. He was killed execution style but just because he was killed, just because he is dead, doesn't make him a hero."
The controversial lawyer-cum-politician also announced that he will be vying for Nairobi's gubernatorial seat in 2017 as an independent candidate where he promised to return all the county's stolen wealth and resources.
Miguna shot to fame in the run-up to 2013 General Election when he released two political books; 'Peeling Back the Mask' and 'Kidneys for the King'.
He is also credited with coining the now famous phrase 'come baby come'.