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Goldenburg: Story of a whistleblower
Chairman of the Goldenberg Commission Justice Samuel Bosire hands over the findings to President Mwai Kibaki in March. Photo/FILE
Posted Monday, August 3 2009 at 00:00
I didn’t know why they wanted me. I met two gentlemen, one was called Mr Macharia.
Brown and of average height. The head of security told me I was under arrest.
Under arrest for what? It was then that things changed…It’s like I tell you ebu kuja kidogo and on reaching outside nikudunge kisu!
It was such a surprise! I asked them what’s happening they could not talk and told me “Twende kwanza, tutaongea mbele.” CID headquarters.
Along the way it’s when they told me “Oh, it has been claimed that you are the person communicating with members of the Opposition. You are the one who is giving them information.”
Kuenda tuu. No interrogation. So I stayed there for a whole day. I just sat in the office. Nobody was talking to me. Kukaa tu for the whole day.
When 5 o’clock reached I was expecting to be released to go home.
Nikaambiwa hapana, you are going to sleep in a cell. Me I was very OK, I knew I was very innocent.
No problem, I was very relaxed. Saa kumi na moja ilipofika wakasema twende. Singewaulilza kwa nini wananipeleka kwa cell, Macharia na jamaa mwingine walinipeleka. Kunipeleka Kileleshwa, I stayed there for about 3 days.
I landed in Nairobi High Court and they charged me with communicating information with unauthorised persons in contravention of the Official Secrets Act.
They said until I hear from the A-G, we cannot give you bail.
My family was in court but they did not know what was going on. My bosses knew what was going on.
I was denied bail till the A-G communicated to me and so I was taken to Industrial Area Remand.
Nikakaa one week. Kukuja for mention after one week nikakubaliwa bond ya 200,000.
Wakati my mother alisikia nimeshikwa ndio akapata shock.
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