Tuesday, February 03, 2026 - Embakasi East MP, Babu Owino, has launched a thinly veiled attack at ODM leader, Dr. Oburu Oginga, declaring that the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga remains the only political figure he has ever taken instructions from.

Speaking in Tassia, Embakasi Ward, on Monday, February 2nd, 2026, during the distribution of bursary forms, Owino insisted that no other politician holds authority over him.

“The last boss I had in politics was Raila Amollo Odinga.”

“For me to be here, I must be a leader. Was I not elected in one of the largest constituencies in Kenya?” Owino posed, underscoring that his mandate comes directly from the electorate.

The outspoken legislator dismissed attempts by senior politicians to lecture or intimidate him, stressing that his legitimacy is drawn from voters.

“Those big people who think they are ahead of us have nothing to show me because it is you who elected me.”

“Even if we went back to by-elections, would they defeat me? You are my bosses. Let me remain loyal to you,” he said.

Owino further emphasized that beyond Raila Odinga, he answers only to God and the people.

“My boss was the one who was above; nobody else will be my leader up there. It is God first, then you,” he declared.

While asserting his independence, Owino clarified that respect for older leaders should be earned.

“Anyone who thinks they can be my boss, I will only give you respect because you are older than me.”

“I will also grow old one day. Let people respect each other,” he added.

Owino is among a section of ODM legislators opposed to the party’s reported plan to enter a coalition with President William Ruto’s UDA ahead of the 2027 elections, a faction that also includes ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna.

The Kenyan DAILY POST