President Uhuru Kenyatta has accused Cord leader Raila Odinga of using the Eurobond matter for his own political gain, saying such a move is unwarranted.
Uhuru now wants Raila to substantiate the grave claims that some of the proceeds of the first Eurobond that was issued in June 2014 were stolen.
“When a political leader stands before Kenyans and claim that Eurobond money was stolen, he should be asked to produce evidence to back his claims,” said Uhuru as quoted by citizentv.coke.
“Such allegations mean that the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the United States colluded to steal the money. Who is fooling who here?” posed Uhuru.
He spoke Tuesday during the State House Accountability Summit on Tuesday.
He advised politicians against using corruption as their campaign tool.
“Let us not use corruption for politics. We want to fight corruption because it hurts Kenyans and the Kenyan economy,” he added.
Uhuru also took a swipe at the plan by the Auditor General, Edward Ouko, to probe the Federal Reserve Bank of New York officials over the alleged loss of Eurobond cash.
“I’ve heard that he (Ouko) wants to go to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to interrogate the case of Eurobond. Are we really serious with what we are doing?” he asked of the move.
On Sunday, Raila cautioned potential foreign investors against participating in the second Eurobond expected to be floated soon over claims that some of the proceeds of the 2014 Eurobond cannot be unaccounted for.