The political difference between Embakasi East MP-elect Babu Owino and businessman-turned politician Francis Mureithi took a nasty turn on Wednesday, August 17.
The two pointed an accusing finger at each other following the gruesome murder of Embakasi East constituency returning officer Daniel Musyoka.
The body of Musyoka was discovered in a thicket in Loitoktok, Kajiado County on Tuesday, August 16, exactly one week after he was reported missing.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, August 17, Mureithi linked Babu Owino to the recent killings of the slain IEBC official.
Mureithi, who is allied with President-elect William Ruto’s UDA party, alleged that the slain IEBC officer had not been assigned a security officer.
He said that the returning officer for Embakasi East was assigned goons belonging to ODM legislator Babu Owino.
“The security agents must take the responsibility and give the name of the police officer they assigned to Daniel Musyoka because we clearly know there was no police officer attached to him,
“The security at the gate allowed my competitor Babu Owino to bring hooligans at the tallying center contrary to the law,” Mureithi said.
Babu Owino however, denied the allegations logged by his competitor linking him to the murder.
Owino, a fierce critic of William Ruto instead questioned why he would orchestrate the murder of a returning officer who was supposed to announce his victory.
He said he was optimistic about winning the just concluded elections and therefore had no interest to influence the outcome.
“I have no link with the murder as alleged by my competitor, of what benefit if already I knew I was winning, how would I plot to murder someone who is going to declare me as the winner?” he posed.
Babu instead said it could be true that Mureithi paid the slain IEBC official some money but failed to deliver, something that could have led to his killing.
This is despite the fact that the two political rivals last month held a peace meeting where they buried their hatchets in a meeting attended by their constituency’s supporters, police, deputy county commissioner, and pastors.
