Turkish Businessman nd DP Ruto's ally Harun Aydin has been reportedly been detained by Immigration Officials at the Wilson Airport shortly after landing from Uganda.
According to news, Harun Aydin was among the people who were earlier this week blocked from travelling to Uganda with Deputy President William Ruto.
Reports reaching this channel have indicated that Mr. Aydin has been taken by the officers for questioning.
Harun Aydin was among the people who were recently blocked from travelling to Uganda with Deputy President William Ruto, with claims that he was a terrorist.
For the better part of the week, the Turkish businessman Harun Aydin became a subject of discussion in Kenya after it emerged that the State may have blocked DP William Ruto's trip to Uganda because of Aydin's past investigation on claims of being associated with a Muslim terror group.
Mr. Aydin is said to have been arrested at a German airport in 2001 over terror links after his luggage contained suspicious items.
It was reported that his travel bag was found to be in possession of a face mask, camouflage clothing, a chemical weapons protection suit and materials to produce an explosive detonator.
However, the Turkish Embassy in Nairobi came out to defend the businessman over claims that he had a criminal record, and should not be in the country.
Few days ago, an official from the Turkish Embassy in Nairobi noted that Mr. Harun Aydin is an investor who has been in Kenya on several occasions and a law abiding citizen who was legally in Kenya, having travelled using his Turkish passport.
Few days ago, Deputy President William Ruto during an interview also dismissed claims that Mr. Harun Aydin is a man of questionable repute, adding that he is a respected investor who was in the country legally.
The second in command so noted that the Turkish national is known to have invested a lot of money in Kenya, and branding him a terrorist is bad for business, as he is a key investor in the country.
"Kulikuwa na wanabiashara watatu, watu ambao wako na biashara zao, watu wa heshima.
Huyo mfanyibiashara wa Uturuki, embassy ya Uturuki yenyewe imetoa taarifa kusema ni mfanyibiashara anayetambulika na anafanya kazi hapa anchini. Akona work permit. Ni mwekezaji ambaye ameweka pesa nyingi katika biashara ya taifa letu la Kenya.
Wale wanajaribu kuweka fitina eti kwamba huyu mtu ni gaidi, unaona vile tunaharibu sifa ya Kenya?
Unawezaje kuchukua mtu amewekeza katika taifa la Kenya unaenda kumbandika ati ni gaidi?
Which translates to;
We had three businessmen who have invested here in the country and are all people of repute.
The Turkish national is an investor here in Kenya and the Turkish Embassy has issued a statement on his whereabouts confirming he is just a known businessman and working here in Kenya.
He also has a work permit and has invested a lot of money here in the country.
Those who are profiling him, calling him a terrorist are getting it wrong.
Surely, how can you take an investor who has invested his money and brand him a terrorist?
That’s how we destroy our country. Na siasa hizi ndogo ndogo za pesa nane eti kwa sababu unajaribu kushinda na naibu wa rais,” Deputy president William Ruto said during the interview which translates to;