Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has reportedly fallen sick while in police custody, a day after getting arrested for alleged extortion.
According to reports by his close associate Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale, Rashid Echesa fell sick during police interrogation and is yet to receive medical care till now.
According to Khalwale, he spent the Friday afternoon at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters advocating for Echesa’s release, to take him to the hospital for check up.
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“I am the Kakamega Senator and the Government Majority whip. I come here on the capacity given to me by Kakamega County to ask the National Government to release Rashid to me.”
The senator added that Rashid Echesa was not a flight risk and they will provide him immediately after he receives medical care due to his condition that is affecting him.
“Under the Constitution of Kenya, there is the right to life and he cannot deny any Kenyan that right. If they want him we will bring him back. Rashid is not a flight risk as he serves at the pleasure of the President.”
However, Khalwale failed to secure his release from custody and that means that Rashid Echesa will spend the weekend in custody and will only be provided in court on Tuesday since monday is a holiday.
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“I have spent the whole of this afternoon at DCI Headquarters in Nairobi and later at the Muthaiga Police Station trying to secure the release of Rashid Echesa. I was to take him to hospital. The former CS is visibly unwell.”
This comes after Rashid Echesa was arrested on Thursday evening for allegedly being involved with the extortion ring targeting Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa. He was arrested at his house and interrogated at the Muthaiga Police Station.