Why was raila detained

He said it took the government days to give him detailed reasons for his detention. Kenyan law says detainees must be given those reasons within five days of detention. He said the torture stopped when he was transferred to prison. The four detainees said the torture took place in basement cells in Nyayo House, the Nairobi Headquarters of Special Branch police, responsible for internal security. Onyango said he was given no food and water for 12 days at the beginning of his month detention.

He slaked his thirst by repeatedly asking to go to the toilet, where he drank from the toilet bowl. Sections U. Science Technology Business U. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. During the meeting, Raila told president Moi that the conditions in prison were too tough.

That they were illegally being held incommunicado in solitary confinement. He also told the president that the accommodation was very poor. The medical care was also minimal and the idea of being detained without trial was reprehensible and inhuman.

He added that due legal process should be followed before someone was jailed instead of being incarcerated without the opportunity of fair trial. It was after this talk with the Head of State responded that he had taken note of all he had been told and that he only detained people as a last resort.

I could not sleep. I could here the sound of train coming from Nairobi to Mombasa and vise versa in my head," he said. When he was transferred to Kamiti prison, the ODM chief wrote to his wife informing her of his health condition. She sent the medicine through the officer to me.

She even wrote how i was to use the medicine," Raila narrated. However, Raila said he could not read well due to the excruciating pain in his head. So he hid the letter under his bed. While giving tribute to his wife of 47 years, Raila revealed that through the 'toilet paper letters', Edith Matiba found out of her husband's, Kenneth Matiba stroke. This was before he was taken to Nairobi hospital under the disguise of another name," Raila said.

This was the first time Raila opened up about the pain and struggle his wife Ida endured to raise their family while he was in detention for nine years. The former Prime Minister and eight others were detained on suspicion they played a role in the attempted coup against President Daniel Moi's regime. Recounting his harrowing prison experience, Raila revealed his youngest son, Raila Odinga Jnr, only got to know his father when he was nine years old.

That's when Raila left prison.