Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has escalated his crusade against the sale of Safaricom shares, framing it as a national security threat. In a fiery parliamentary submission, Owino argued that handing majority control to foreign entities exposes Kenya’s financial and communication data to external manipulation.

"M-Pesa is our Federal Reserve. Safaricom masts are our eyes and ears," he thundered. "We cannot sell our sovereignty to balance a budget." He is mobilizing MPs to block the Treasury’s proposal, turning a fiscal transaction into a sovereignty debate.