Babu Owino, Embakasi East Mp has been released on bail after pleading not guilty to three counts of subversion, offensive conduct and incitement to violence.
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The ODM legislator has been freed on a cash bail of Ksh. 500,000 and two sureties of Sh. 1 million each.
The judges have following deliberations ruled that the prosecution did not present compelling reasons to keep him locked up.
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Owino was arrested on Monday for referring to the President as ‘mtoto wa mbwa’ during a campaign rally in Dagoretti on 24 September.
The charge attracts a 7 year jail term which could lead to him losing his parliamentary seat.
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