Self-declared People’s President Raila Odinga has hit out at Jubilee administration accusing it of unlawfully arresting and detaining opposition politicians in contravention of the law.
Raila says that the government action goes against the law that states that any person arrested by the police over alleged crime should be presented in court within 24 hours.
Speaking to journalists at the Milimani Law courts where lawyer Miguna Miguna was to be presented on Tuesday after a court order, Raila said that Jubilee is using the law to harass and intimidate innocent opposition politicians.
The self-declared people’s president said that they will not give Jubilee space to undermine the law anymore.
“Jubilee has shown us that it does not respect or care about the law that protects the right of any person alleged to have committed a crime,” he said.
Raila said that Miguna’s detention arrest abd detention was against his rights and freedom.
The former Prime Minister said that NASA will not keep quite as Jubilee tries to silence vocal opposition politicians opposed to its alleged tyranny rule.
“Miguna did nothing wrong, I am the one who took oath as the people’s president and they should come for me instead of harassing an intimidating innocent people,” he said.
Raila asked NASA supporters and Kenyans to stand firm and protect the constitution. He called for calm and peace noting that their journey to reforms the country is still on course.
Miguna Miguna who has since been deported had been in police custody since Friday last week when he was arrested at his Runda home.
On Tuesday he was arraigned before Kajiado law courts to plead to charges relating to Raila Odinga’s last week swearing in.
Miguna, however, failed to take plea asking the Kajiado court to have him arraigned before Milimani High Court Judge Luka Kimaru.
On Tuesday night, Miguna was deported to Canada aboard a KLM plane flying to Amsterdam.