PRIME Minister Raila Odinga will not take legal action against Miguna Miguna over his book Peeling Back The Mask. The book, which was launched two weeks by Miguna who once served as Raila's adviser on constitutional affairs, details a litany of scams allegedly perpetrated by the PM's inner circle.
In a statement yesterday, Raila acknowledged "defamation is part of the tribulations of being a public figure". "The Prime Minister, as a champion of the rights in our constitution, has accepted to bear the hurt of defamation, rather than take any action that may discourage the advancement and expansion of the field of these rights," said the statement to the media signed by Paul Mwangi, the adviser to the PM on Legal Affairs.
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