I have no offshore accounts, Raila on the Pandora Papers

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has said he has no offshore accounts adding that those who have is okay as long as they can account for it.

Weighing in on the Pandora Papers, Raila said there was no problem with Kenyans opening offshore accounts as long as they are not used to siphon state resources or execute corruption schemes.

He those having monies and properties outside the country to declare the same.

“I have no offshore accounts. All my wealth are within the country. I am playing locally,” he said in a local radio station.

The ODM leader said focus should not be on the accounts but on how the money in the account was acquired. 

“Hii ni mambo ya Pandoras box. Sioni kama kuna shida kuwa na account kule nje bora unaweza kusema jinsi ulifungua account. Vile uhuru amesema atasema zaidi atakapo rudi,” Raila said.