'Flat-out lies!' Winnie Odinga slams Oketch Salah over claims on Raila’s death

East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament Winnie Odinga has fiercely rejected claims by businessman Oketch Salah that he was present at the time of her late father, Raila Odinga’s death, branding them “dangerous lies” and questioning his intentions.

Speaking in an interview on Citizen TV on Tuesday, January 27, Winnie said Salah’s assertions were false and inappropriate, given the sensitivity surrounding the former prime minister’s death.

“I have met Oketch Salah, but I’d like to believe nobody really knows him. A flat-out lie that you were there at the time of my father’s death and you were not, and talking about things that did not occur, is quite dangerous and makes me question his intentions,” she said.

Winnie went further to call for urgent scrutiny of Salah’s conduct, suggesting that authorities should intervene.

“He should be rushed to either Mathare or the DCI with immediate effect,” Winnie said.

Her remarks come days after Salah publicly claimed that he was with Raila Odinga from the beginning of his illness until his final moments, stating that he did not share the information for sympathy or political gain but because it was the truth.

He also described emotionally supporting Raila and participating in private conversations during the period of his illness.