Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's political aide Silas Jakakimba is under the radar of Zimbabwe police following the chaos that rocked the country last week.
According to a leading newspaper in Zimbabwe, the Sunday Mail, police were reported to be keen to interrogate Jakakimba over the electoral protests.
Zimbabwe Police Chief Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba stated, "The Zimbabwe Republic Police is keen to interview Silas Jakakimba, a Kenyan national in connection with the disturbances which occurred in Harare on 1 August 2018.”
Charamba further called on all citizens of Zimbabwe to give information to the police on the whereabouts of Jakakimba if spotted in the country.
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Speaking on the remarks by the Police Spokesperson, Jakakimba maintained that he was in Harare for three days and left last week on Tuesday afternoon for Nairobi before violence ensued.
"When I left, Harare was normal, folks warm and welcoming, streets busy and skies clear-blue," Jakakimba stated.
He further stated he was not a strategist for either the MDC Alliance or its presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.
He explained that Raila had asked him to visit Zimbabwe to specifically convey his goodwill message to the MDC Alliance during a public rally at the Freedom Square in Harare.
"If you check YouTube footage of the last Harare MDC rally, you will notice Nelson Chamisa informing the mammoth crowd that the alliance is pleased to welcome goodwill message from Hon. Raila Odinga of Kenya ably represented here by my friend and brother Silas Jakakimba," the former PA to the Opposition leader remarked.
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Rowdy youths had attempted to access the Rainbow Towers, where the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission national vote counting centre was based, in a bid to interfere with results announcement.
