By Standard Team
NAIROBI, KENYA: Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia is once again in the eye of a storm involving former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Just hours after Kimemia was sworn in Monday, an aide to the former PM alleged that Raila was barred by State security officials from accessing the VIP Lounge at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ( JKIA) in Nairobi on Kimemia’s orders.
But when contacted last evening, Kimemia told The Standard he was unaware of the incident and so could not comment.
The incident allegedly occurred when the PM was on his way to Kisumu.
The aide, Mr Eliud Owallo said security officials at the airport claimed to be acting on orders issued by Kimemia when he was Head of the Civil Service, a position that has since been scrapped by the Constitution.
Raila who shared power with retired President Kibaki is now demanding an apology from the Government.
According to his aide, the former PM was allegedly barred from accessing the VIP Lounge in Unit 3 at JKIA.
“Arising from today’s incident, Raila will not take anything short of a public apology from the highest echelons of Government,” said a statement sent from Raila’s team.
Owallo claimed a similar fate befell the former PM’s wife Idah Odinga on Friday last week at the same airport.
“The security personnel at JKIA claim they are acting on the basis of a letter written by Mr Francis Kimemia whose contents they have been instructed to enforce “to the letter” at all
NAIROBI, KENYA: Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia is once again in the eye of a storm involving former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
But when contacted last evening, Kimemia told The Standard he was unaware of the incident and so could not comment.
The incident allegedly occurred when the PM was on his way to Kisumu.
The aide, Mr Eliud Owallo said security officials at the airport claimed to be acting on orders issued by Kimemia when he was Head of the Civil Service, a position that has since been scrapped by the Constitution.
Raila who shared power with retired President Kibaki is now demanding an apology from the Government.
According to his aide, the former PM was allegedly barred from accessing the VIP Lounge in Unit 3 at JKIA.
“Arising from today’s incident, Raila will not take anything short of a public apology from the highest echelons of Government,” said a statement sent from Raila’s team.
Owallo claimed a similar fate befell the former PM’s wife Idah Odinga on Friday last week at the same airport.
“The security personnel at JKIA claim they are acting on the basis of a letter written by Mr Francis Kimemia whose contents they have been instructed to enforce “to the letter” at all
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