Jaguar reveals why Babu Owino is more likely to defeat Jubilee candidate again in by-election

Jaguar and Babu Owino have reconciled following a cue from Raila and Uhuru. The Starehe MP says Babu Owino is more likely to crush Jubilee candidate in Embakasi East by-election.

Justice Joseph Sergon nullified the election of Babu Owino as the Embakasi East MP on March 2nd even after the court ordered vote recount which Babu won.

Babu has since moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge the nullification of his election. Jaguar however thinks Babu stands a chance of defeating Jubilee candidate again in the event that the court orders by-election in Embakasi East.

Jaguar revealed this as he spoke about his relationship with Babu Owino. He said Embakasi East has 60% Nasa supporters and 40% jubilee supporters.

“We have now made peace with each other and vowed to work together for the sake of our constituents and respective legacies. Starehe constituency is made up of 40 percent Nasa supporters and 60 percent Jubilee supporters, and the vice versa is true for Embakasi East. Babu and I realised what the youth in our respective constituencies care about is the availability of employment opportunities and a conducive environment for business – and not political sideshows,” said Jaguar.

No beef before the fight

Jaguar also reveals that there was no bad blood between Babu and him prior to their October 2017 fight in parliament. He explains the reason why they ended up exchanging blows.

“I knew Babu Owino way before I joined politics. We were good friends, and we’d never had a reason to fight before the October 2017 confrontation. If anything, I wasn’t going to beat Owino up, when I approached him on October 10, 2017 at Parliament Buildings. I just wanted to know why he had abused President Uhuru Kenyatta. And when I posed that question to him, he snapped and started shouting at me, saying there was nothing I could do to him. It is then that our confrontation turned physical.”

 

 

 

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