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Raila Opens Up On His Relationship with Former IEBC Commissioner Roselyn Akombe

Raila Opens Up On His Relationship with Former IEBC Commissioner Roselyn Akombe

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has described former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Dr Roselyn Akombe as a heroine, adding that she is a “brave, bright woman who outsmarted government mercenaries that were out to finish her”.

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Speaking during a rally in Keroka, Kisii county on Monday, the former Prime Minister claimed that state officers had threatened Akombe and her family.

He said that the former commissioner used a calculated move to flee to the US to announce her exit from the electoral commission. "Her plan was very well calculated and she moved her family and luggage ahead of the Dubai trip while tricking the rest of the IEBC commissioners that she would join them only to land in New York," Raila said.

The Nasa leader confessed he was in constant communication with Akombe and that he called her when she was pulled out of a US-bound plane and temporarily detained at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) moments after the August 8th election.

"We talked and she told me that they had tried to strip her naked as they searched for any possible evidence and secrets of the annulled Presidential poll," Odinga said.

Raila sensationally claimed that the harassment of Akombe at JKIA was part of a plan to eliminate her. He also revealed that state officials attempted to undress her on that day.

"She finally beat them in their own game when she landed in New York," he said.

Raila added that, just like slain IEBC ICT director Chris Msando, police gave a deaf ear to threats on Akombe's life.

Akombe announced her exit from the commission last Wednesday citing numerous reasons among them threats on her life.

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  1. Guest1Oct 23, 2017

    That's What I am Talking About. Real Men Tell it Like It Is. Ms. Roslyn Akombe is a Real Woman for Telling It Like It Is Too.

  2. Sharrif MwajembeOct 23, 2017

    Sleeping with magaya (ODM leader) is what you call Heroine? Mole giving Magaya all IEBC sensitive information. Please Bure kabisa., This will come to haunt her. Ultimate Betrayal to a country when you are supposed to be on official duties.,

  3. Guest1Oct 23, 2017

    Sharrif Mwajembe. Ms.Akombe is in the US. And if you think the US is Kenya (the Corrupt and Killer) and Kenya (the Corrupt and Killer) is the US, then You're Wrong!

  4. Jeffrey MokayaOct 23, 2017

    Were you part of the sleeping process? How did you know she was sleeping with Magaya. Ms. Akombe is a true nationalist and strong minded woman.She stood by the truth refusing to be part of evil bend individuals like you.
    you have (kenyatta supporters) eaten advacado seeds before measuring your ass hole sizes. Now the question is this, how will you bring them (advacado seeds) out after your illegitimate election?

  5. GuestOct 23, 2017

    "..."We talked and she told me that they had tried to strip her naked as they searched for any possible evidence and secrets of the annulled Presidential poll," Odinga said...."

    This makes no sense...how could evidence and secrets of a legal ruling be found on anyone's body? Ujinga na uongo..... tell us another one.

  6. formerlyguest 2Oct 23, 2017

    I didn't know you can hide codes under your clothes or was it the cloud servers ha ha ha haha.Maybe they were trying to "open" the servers :)

  7. Guest1Oct 23, 2017

    formerlyguest 2. Goverment and Jubilee Agents thought she was Taking Servers to the UN as Evidence of RIGGING the 8/8/17 Election; PARANOIA at it's WORST. But all they found was "INVASION of Her PRIVACY".

  8. GuestOct 23, 2017

    She was dishing the cookie to willing invader....so nothing like invasion of privacy.... twas free for all.. but Chiloba'y.

  9. formerlyguest 2Oct 23, 2017

    Dude I was being sarcastic on the Raiya and Akombe insinuations. The only insinuations flying around is of her being stripped or stripping for other reasons............................................

  10. GuestOct 23, 2017

    hehe...that "server" has already served too many cookies by then.....not enticing...

  11. KenyaOct 23, 2017

    The 'Server' was enjoyed by O.., M... and many more

  12. Guest1Oct 23, 2017

    Ano. You're Making a FOOL of Yourself.

  13. GuestOct 23, 2017

    I agree Ma'am....only not as biggly as you are doing replying each and every post that disagrees with you.... I guess this is a job for you...chunga RAO ameishiwa hata campaign hangeweza.

  14. NjaiOct 23, 2017

    In constant communication with an IEBC commissioner?

  15. Guest1Oct 23, 2017

    Njai. Yes. And it was because She was and She is Afraid of Her Life.

  16. sokoraOct 23, 2017

    Akombe , Komba Kombe is a coward and a manipulator in chief. She lied to Kenyans at large that she would not resign. Then while on duty she eloped for the purpose of causing confusion, chaos and damage to our country. She may be a heroine to NASA but a security threat to Kenya. We seem to forget that on regular days, we are all one (NASA and Jubilee supporters). Why the heck do we have to stoop so low and get divided due to the evil of politics?

  17. KenyaOct 23, 2017

    Do not forget her extended family is still in Kenya. Her evil plans that failed terribly could have hurt everybody

  18. IOct 23, 2017

    We've always pointed out that Raila is full always driven by emotions.Now, don't look further for any evidence who Akombe was working for.

  19. NjaiOct 23, 2017

    But even though she was working for him, must he expose her like this? Kuvua nguo kabisa...?

  20. Formerlyguest2Oct 23, 2017

    Ha ha ha amezivua na akaanika nje 😜😜😜😜

  21. MwakenyaOct 23, 2017

    So how credible is this Akombe lady after denying categorically while under oath of her office that she was pulled off a plane. Her sponsor Rao confirms and even goes further to mention secret talks. Shame on this wh**e

  22. KenyaOct 23, 2017

    Njia ya mwongo ni fupi. They lied last time that she was not pulled out off the plane but fake Joshua has disclosed it unintentionally

  23. DR. Koni HaneneOct 23, 2017

    This confirms what has been said all along about her sexual promiscuity and sex addiction. It has been alleged in the media and online forums that the woman is a sex addict and behaved like a hoe by sleeping with male commissioners while playing them. It is also alleged she fought with Orengo on Agust 14th over allegation that Orengo gave her herpes, a deadly sexually transmitted disease. Whether this is true or not only her knows. But she has not come out to denie it and even if she did who would believe her anyway. Remember there was allegation that she had personal connection with Raila but she kept denying it?. Now Raila has come out to confirm that there was indeed that connection. What is she going to tell us next?

  24. Jeffrey MokayaOct 23, 2017

    NONSENSE

  25. ngathaOct 23, 2017

    America can be very lonely sometimes and sometimes women dnt get the kind of attention she got when she went to Kenya and all this got to her head she did things she regreted doing later,thats why she was so emotional on TV.

  26. DR. Koni HaneneOct 23, 2017

    A Kikuyu friend of mine just wrote this words for me in his Kikuyu language "Muici na Kihii akenaga kia rua" to explain the relationship between Raila and Akombe. Thanks Raila for been so candid. We would never have guessed it.

  27. Kawamboka Makori, Psychologist , Laikipia UniversityOct 23, 2017

    What he meant by that statement is that when Raila went under the knife in the basement of Nyati house during Moi's administration, the operation was botched and as a result left some uncut tissues in the forehead. That resulted in transformation not taking place as was intended. The outcome was a half-baked being that is neither a lad nor a man. A mule as some people would prefer to call it. The conversation between him(Raila) and Akombe was supposed to be a secret between them as disclosing it at this stage meant jeopardizing Akombe's credibility. While Akombe is busy holding conferences claiming how she never had any communication with any of them Raila, as one would expect with a lad, is busy disclosing all what went on behind the scene. Take my words my friends, Raila's ego and his status as a lad cannot allow him to keep any secret. Soon or later you will learn from his own mouth how Kenya's 2017 coup attempt(The whole Maraga Saga) was engineered. Of course, he will come out a hero as Kenya's Master Planner of all times.

  28. onkobaOct 23, 2017

    Is Akombe a master of disguise or she is not? Was she crying crocodile tears of she was not?
    The opposition has a lot of influence both in Kenya and overseas , let them come with good strategies
    of winning an election not just whining .

  29. NjaiOct 24, 2017

    Still the most disturbing part: 'I had been in constant contact with her all the time'. Who else has RAO been in contact with at the IEBC apart from Chiloba, who told him off?

  30. BenOct 24, 2017

    Akombe has fake credibility. She talks trash of other commissioners and then Raila outs her as his mole in IEBC! And the way she has been acting holier than her fellow commissioners! I hope after this she does not show her face again to lie about IEBC affairs.

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