Babu Owino Arrested Before NASA Rally

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino, Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang and former Starehe parliamentary aspirant Steve Mbogo were arrested on Thursday afternoon while heading to Kibra for a National Super Alliance (NASA) rally.

Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, Babu confirmed that the police had detained him in a bid to sabotage NASA leader Raila Odinga's grand welcoming scheduled for Friday.

"They had taken me to Kilimani Police station to deter me from welcoming baba (Raila) when he arrives in the country tomorrow," he affirmed.

The arrest came after the police blocked and chased away journalists from accessing the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) where they were scheduled to cover an opposition address.

[caption caption="Embakasi East MP Babu Owino confronts police at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Thursday, November 16"][/caption]

The journalists had moved to the airport for a media briefing by National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders as indicated in their itinerary for today's event.

Furthermore, a Royal Media Services (RMS) reporter confirmed that journalists had been blocked from accessing the airport.

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Reports indicate that a huge number of General Service Unit (GSU) officers had been deployed at the airport entrance where they thoroughly checked vehicles and passengers accessing the airport.

NASA leaders who showed up at the airport were also blocked by the police.

The politicians at the airport included Babu, Siaya Senator James Orengo, Woman Representatives Gladys Wanga and Esther Passaris and former senators Bonny Khalwale and Johnston Muthama.

Meanwhile, the opposition rally is underway in Kibra.

[caption caption="NASA rally in Kibra"][/caption]

 

 

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