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Babu Owino joins the fray, rallying Nairobians against the State-County deal and accusing the leadership of selling out the voters to unelected bureaucrats.

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has unleashed a fierce condemnation of the State’s latest maneuver in Nairobi, rallying the opposition base against what he terms the "betrayal of the voter."
The political ceasefire is officially over. Joining the chorus of outrage led by Senator Edwin Sifuna, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has taken to the airwaves to dismantle the legitimacy of the cooperation deal between the National Government and Nairobi County. In a high-voltage address that is currently gripping the capital’s political circles, Owino characterized the agreement not as a partnership for development, but as a calculated "State Capture" of the city’s resources and governance structures.
Known for his combative style and uncompromising rhetoric, Owino’s intervention escalates the conflict from a procedural dispute to an open political war. He argues that the people of Nairobi elected a Governor to solve their problems, not to outsource his mandate to the President. "We did not queue for hours to elect a flower girl for the State House," Owino quipped, a soundbite that is already resonating across social media platforms.
Owino’s critique focuses on the tangible implications for the common "mwananchi." He warns that transferring control of key services—likely water, health, and transport—to un-elected bureaucrats in the National Government will strip residents of their power to hold leaders accountable. When the water taps run dry or the hospitals lack medicine, he argues, there will be no one to blame but a faceless "Steering Committee" insulated from the voters’ wrath.
The synchronization between Sifuna and Owino signals a unified front within the ODM party leadership in Nairobi. They are effectively cornering Governor Sakaja, forcing him to choose between his loyalty to the electorate and his newfound alliance with the President. Owino’s broadcast serves as a warning shot: the opposition controls the streets and the hearts of the city’s populous informal settlements.
As the broadcast continues, the message is clear: The "handshake" between Sakaja and Ruto may have happened in the air-conditioned halls of State House, but its legitimacy will be tested in the dusty, crowded streets of Embakasi and beyond. Babu Owino has lit the match; it remains to be seen if the city will burn with indignation.
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