Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) and Nairobi Babu Owino has broken his silence and responded after being summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to appear at its Western Region offices in Kakamega.
This followed recent violence linked to the Linda Mwananchi rallies, where clashes between rival groups led to deaths and injuries.
The Embakasi East MP, who attended the rallies alongside a splinter faction of ODM leaders, including Edwin Sifuna, James Orengo, and Deputy Party Leader Godfrey Osotsi, has pushed back against the move by detectives.
He questioned the motive behind the summons and the decision to have him appear for interrogation in Kakamega and argued that the move was intended to intimidate and politically target him, insisting that any legal process should instead be handled in Nairobi.
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Babu further urged investigators to uphold the rule of law, cautioning against being used to settle political scores.
Babu Owino questions the DCI’s motive behind his summons in Kakamega
He warned against abuse of power, stating that authority must be exercised responsibly and in line with constitutional principles.
“Inn the past few days, junior officers allegedly working on your instructions have purported to summon me to appear before them in Kakamega for interrogations over the successful Linda Mwananchi rally that took place at Amalemba grounds and Mbale,” part of the statement read.
“I advise you to break down the Court of Appeal Judgement in Civil Appeal No. 197 of 2020 on the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act 2018 and explain its jurisprudential impact on the use of the said Act to pursue and contain progressive forces within a suffocated democracy”, the statement added.
