Replies

[1982] “Raila [Odinga] was placed under house arrest for seven months after evidence pointing to himself and his late father Oginga Odinga collaborating with the plotters of a failed coup attempt against President Daniel arap Moi in 1982, in which hundreds of Kenyan citizens and thousands of rebel soldiers died. Several foreigners also lost their lives. Raila was later charged with treason and detained without trial for six years.[8]

A biography released in July 2006 indicated that Raila was far more involved in the attempted coup than he had previously claimed. After its publication, some MPs called for Raila to be arrested and charged,[9] but the statute of limitations had already passed and, since the information was contained in a biography, Raila could not be said to have openly confessed his involvement.[10] His mother died in 1984, but it took the prison wardens two months to inform him of her death.[citation needed]

Released on 6 February 1988, he was rearrested in September 1988 for his involvement with human rights and pro-democracy activists[11] pressing for multi-party democracy in Kenya, which was then a one-party state. To his political followers, he is also referred as “Agwambo”, the meaning of which is difficult to specify, or “Jakom”, meaning Chairman.

Raila was released on 12 June 1989, only to be incarcerated again on 5 July 1990, together with Kenneth Matiba, and former Nairobi Mayor Charles Rubia.[12] Raila was released on 21 June 1991, and in October, he fled the country to Norway with a hint that the corrupt Kenyan government attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate him.[13]”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raila_Odinga#Detention
__________________________________________