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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino. NATION PHOTO |
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino will be charged with
attempted murder, the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti
has said.
This comes after the legislator allegedly shot and
injured a DJ at a popular night club in Kilimani, Nairobi, in the early hours
of Friday morning.
“We will charge him with attempted murder. It is apparent
that he wanted to kill the man,” Mr Kinoti said.
Police Friday morning arrested the stormy Orange
Democratic Movement lawmaker over the 4 am shooting incident at B Club on
Galana Road.
A police report seen by the Nation states that the MP
drew his pistol and opened fire on the DJ, identified as Felix Orinda, after a
heated exchange.
“He drew his pistol and shot the DJ in the neck. The
victim was rushed to Nairobi Hospital in serious condition by the management of
the club,” the report said in part.
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A video grab showing MP Owino in a night club before shooting a DJ |
Detectives say they rushed to the scene but were yet to
find the firearm.
“Officers are currently at the scene searching for the
cartridge,” the report says.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations confirmed Mr
Owino’s arrest.
“The MP is in lawful custody as further investigations
continue,” the DCI said in a Twitter post.
Mr Owino was driven to Kilimani Police Station, where he
was being held by the time of going to press.
LIFE OF CONTROVERSY
The young, controversial legislator is not new to drama,
having courted it since his days as a student.
Ever since his days as a student leader at the University
of Nairobi, Mr Owino has been in police’s bad books.
In early 2018, he was arrested by Flying Squad officers
outside Parliament Buildings for allegedly assaulting a parking attendant in
Westlands.
Just last week, the MP was involved in a Twitter war with
Woman Rep Esther Passaris after he threatened to shave Kandara MP Alice Wahome
for disrespecting President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga.
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Crime scene tape at Galana Plaza where B Club is located. PHOTO | COURTESY |
A few days later, Mr Owino posted on his social media
pages that former Prime Minister Raila will be president “by ballot or bullet”.
He had also previously been summoned over allegations
that he threatened IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati with removal from office if
ODM lost the Kibra Constituency by-election.
In October last year, Inspector-General of Police Hillary
Mutyambai launched investigations into the MP’s ethnically charged remarks.
Earlier in October 2017, he engaged in a fistfight with
his Starehe counterpart Charles Njagua at Parliament Buildings.
The two later apologised and were allowed back into the
chambers.
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