Babu Owino Responds to President Museveni After His Remarks at State House

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has hit back at Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni following his remarks at State House. 

Speaking on Tuesday, August 27 during the official launch of Raila Odinga’s African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson bid, Museveni called out the legislator over his links to Ugandan politicians who are against the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM).  

President Museveni seemed to insinuate that Owino didn't know what he was doing. 

“There are some individuals in Raila’s group who I don’t think know what they are doing. You know I am a consumer of intelligence service. So, I always see intelligence reports. There is a character called Babu. I always see Babu dealing with anti-NRM groups,” said Museveni.

In a rejoinder, the legislature first thanked President Museveni for endorsing Raila Odinga for his AUC bid. 

However, Owino said, "As a young leader in Kenya, having grown up in poverty, I know what it means to lack. If you tell me that you’ve slept hungry, I know what it means to lack food because I’ve been through that. If you tell me that you lack school fees, I will feel you because I know what it is to lack school fees. Because of the challenges that we face in Kenya and Africa, we as leaders are meant to provide solutions."

The Legislator added, "As Babu Owino, I stand for a democratic society where a child in Kenya will receive proper medication, education and will equally get a job. Equally a child in Uganda should receive the same treatment as a child in Kenya. Because of this, we must offer alternative visions of leadership that will save Africans from the shackles of oppression and the jaws of poverty." 

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