Ex-CS Rashid Echesa arrested over alleged extortion targeting Governor Barasa
Former Sports
Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa will spend a long weekend in police custody
after he was arrested over claims of extortion targeting Kakamega Governor
Fernandes Barasa.
Echesa, who is
being detained at the Muthaiga Police Station after his arrest on Thursday
afternoon, will appear in court on Tuesday after police refused to release him
on bond.
His lawyer Danstan
Omari said Echesa is in police custody for the alleged extortion, cybercrime
bullying, and stage-managing an abduction.
The former CS, who is also the current Chairman of the Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA), was
also taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Kiambu road
where he was grilled for hours.
The officers said
Echesa has been evading arrest and efforts to grill him over the accusations
and possible prosecution.
“Hayo mambo yote
hakuna ambapo tunaambiwa ni pesa ngapi alizozipata na kutoka kwa nani, hakuna
mlalamishi katika hii kesi,” said lawyer Omari.
“Mawazo mengine ni
kwamba yeye ndiye aliyeshtaki mara ya kwanza, lakini sasa yeye ndiye
ameshtakiwa hapa. Hata akama ni Easter, kesho tutafanya application kuenda
kortini aweze kuachiliwa.
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