{"id":290728,"date":"2017-09-25T18:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=290728"},"modified":"2017-09-25T18:07:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:07:33","slug":"mp-babu-owino-arrested-after-remarks-targeting-uhuru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2017\/09\/mp-babu-owino-arrested-after-remarks-targeting-uhuru\/","title":{"rendered":"MP Babu Owino arrested after remarks targeting Uhuru"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_290732\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/BABU-OWINO-CELL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290732\" src=\"http:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/BABU-OWINO-CELL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/BABU-OWINO-CELL.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2017\/09\/BABU-OWINO-CELL-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-290732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The MP while speaking at a political rally in Dagorreti North yesterday had made remarks deemed derogatory to the person of the Head of State and his mother \u2013 former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta\/FILE<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 &#8211; Embakasi East lawmaker Babu Owino has been arrested over derogatory remarks he made against President Uhuru Kenyatta at an Opposition rally Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first-time legislator was taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>The MP is accused of making the disparaging remarks at a political rally in Dagorreti North.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks have attracted wide condemnation from leaders across the political divide including Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris and Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria who called for stern action against him.<\/p>\n<p>In an interesting twist, Passaris who spoke shortly after Owino during the rally tweeted an apology on Monday describing the remarks by the Embakasi East MP as unfortunate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a mother, I sincerely apologize to the former First Lady, Her Excellency Mama Ngina Kenyatta, and her family over the insult and disrespect meted on her, which neither depicts nor reflects the character or direction envisaged by our Party leader Rt Hon. Raila Odinga and the NASA principals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom of expression comes with responsibility and I beg my fellow politicians and Kenyans not to abuse this freedom,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Kuria who has been arrested by authorities for making remarks bordering on hate speech wondered why the police were reluctant to arrest the former student leader.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wonder why Jubilee leaders are being targeted yet no action is taken against those of NASA when they commit similar offenses,&#8221; he told the press in Nakuru on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 &#8211; Embakasi East lawmaker Babu Owino has been arrested over derogatory remarks he made against President Uhuru Kenyatta at an Opposition rally Sunday. The first-time legislator was taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations for questioning. 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