For the first time following his arrest and subsequent release, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino on Sunday, July 23, detailed his ordeal at the hands of police officers.
The parliamentarian noted that he was subjected to inhuman treatment after his arrest on Tuesday, July 18 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
He accused police officers of denying him food for the three days he had been detained before charges were pressed against him.
“I was handcuffed, blindfolded and thrown in the boot of a Subaru car. I was driven into the middle of nowhere and put in solitary confinement for three days.
“For the period, I was not given food, no access to my family and my legal representative,” he narrated.
The legislator detailed that he did not bathe or take a drink for the three days he was in detention.
Babu Owino detailed that if a parliamentarian could be treated so, it meant that ordinary Kenyans were being subject to more inhumane treatment.
The MP maintained that he was innocent and the only reason he was arrested was for fighting for the rights of Kenyans.
The Embakasi East MP detailed that despite the torture, he remained unbowed and would continue with anti-government protests.
“I am the voice of the voiceless. You can kill the messenger but not the message. I will make sure I continue fighting for the downtrodden,” he vowed.
He explained that his arrest and other opposition politicians would only work to catalyse anti-government protests.
The vocal MP vowed to continue opposing the government until the cost of living and prices of basic commodities were brought down.
Babu Owino further castigated the government for alleging that Azimio Leader Raila Odinga was to be blamed for the loss of lives and destruction of property during protests.
"Raila did not give instructions to the police to use brutal force or extrajudicial means to gag the people," he noted.
