Former Sports minister Rashid Echesa will spend the weekend in the cold cells of remand after a Nairobi court on Friday allowed the police to hold him at least until Monday 6pm to complete their investigations.
The court ruled that Echesa, who was arrested on Thursday by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives over Sh40 billion fake military tender, will be released on a cash bail of Sh1 million after police complete search.
The former member of the cabinet was arraigned on Friday morning at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) court and police asked the magistrate to be allowed to detain him for 21 days in order to complete investigations.
