Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has voiced his frustrations over what he perceives as unfair treatment within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.
Speaking on Wednesday, October 15, the MP questioned why his loyalty and commitment seem unappreciated despite years of service.
Babu revealed that Wiper Patriotic Front (WPF) leader Kalonzo Musyoka had offered him a senior leadership role, a move that has made him reflect on how he is valued in his own political home.
"I haven't yet joined the Wiper party. Kalonzo said, 'Babu, if you come to the Wiper party, I'll make you the Deputy Party Leader.' Which means they wish me well, so why is it that in my own house, ODM, I'm not wished well? Even a polling station chairman position, I can't be given?" he posed.
This comes a week after Babu spoke out about his recent association with Kalonzo.
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Speaking at a local radio station on Wednesday, October 8, the MP defended his growing closeness to the former Vice President, dismissing concerns that he might be abandoning ODM for the Wiper Party.
Babu argued that his relationship with Kalonzo was built over years of campaigning together under the Azimio la Umoja coalition during the 2013, 2017, and 2022 elections.
"Kalonzo supported Raila in 2013, 2017, and 2022. I was on that campaign trail all through, and we created a bond. If he were in Azimio, he would be a good person. So what wrong has he done now? Just because he is in opposition?" he posed.
Babu compared his interactions with Kalonzo to the ongoing communication between the Wiper leader and ODM Party leader Raila Odinga, who now serves in President William Ruto's Broad-based government.
"Kalonzo still talks to Raila. Raila can call Kalonzo, and Kalonzo can call Raila, because they have a bond. So if Kalonzo still talks to Raila, what's wrong with me talking to Kalonzo?" he stated, responding directly to speculation about his political future.
Babu kept his cards close to his chest when pressed about his ambitions, leaving the door open for future possibilities.
"I'm a politician, and my bid is in God's hands. Which political party? I don't know, that's not today's problem. That is tomorrow's problem. For now I worry about my Embakasi East people. That they have access to water, other things we worry about them tomorrow," he said.
Babu appeared to acknowledge that his chances of securing an ODM ticket in future elections may be diminishing, citing recent political developments as evidence.
"I'm a politician. I saw my brother Sakaja being endorsed at BOMAS of Kenya. Even when he was almost impeached, they saved him. Raila and Ruto helped him. That's how I know my ticket with ODM is gone. Or will go," he revealed.
