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Raila Odinga was released from his first detention in a very funny manner but at the cost of his elder brother Oburu Oginga. There was no peace. Dr. Oburu Oginga in his Memoir "In the Shadow of My Father" highlights that when their family business had grown around 1987/88, there was a desire for immediate expansion and he went to see the MD of Industrial Development Bank (now Kenya Development Corporation), to get some loans. But being an Odinga, there needed to be an approval from the government and the MD sent him to the Minister for Trade and Industry(then Dr. Ouko-Industry and Kimaiyo Keroney arap Sego-Trade and Commerce). Kimaiyo took him in circles and sent him back to the MD and this is when the MD told him that the person who could help him and get the loans was one PS for Internal Security Mr. Hezekiah Oyugi. The MD added that Oyugi was more powerful than the ministers in Moi's cabinet. And better off, D.T. Moi listened to Oyugi. Talk about Dr. Kibicho et Al. PS Ray is not powerful to their calibre. When Oburu talked to PS Oyugi, the PS told him the loan would be approved if Jaramogi would read a public statement stating he had no problems with Moi.😂😂😂😂 Oburu approached Jaramogi to deposit Oyugi's preconditions and after give and take, Jaramogi agreed but also asked Moi to release Raila who had been in detention since 1982. Moi agreed and Jaramogi read the statement which was drafted by a team led by James Orengo.........1/2