Before going into the interrogation room bishop Gwajima claimed that what he did was to reprimand the Cardinal for opposing the pronouncement of the Bishops’ Forum, in which case it was not an offence and that he was surprised by the police to call him to explain for something he did not do.
Alipoelezwa kuwa katika mahubiri yake ni kama anaonekana kumshtaki Makonda, askofu huyo alisema:“Nilisema nitamshtaki kwa mahakama iliyo juu yake na nilisema Makonda aombe radhi, angekuwa mstaarabu baada ya sakata lile yeye mwenyewe angenipigia simu na kuniambia Gwajima nilikengeuka, lakini hajafanya hivyo.”