[Parliament security officials intervene in a fist fight between Babu and Jaguar. The two lawmakers exchanged blows on Tuesday. Courtesy: Daily Nation]
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and his Starehe counterpart Charles Njagua alias Jaguar are now staring at a possible axe from the National Assembly of up to 28 days after engaging in a fist fight on Tuesday.
The duo exchanged blows at parliament buildings after an alleged altercation over the legitimacy of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
A probe into the matter has since been instituted by Parliament's security officers.
Should the two lawmakers be found culpable of gross misconduct, they risk being kicked out of Parliament for a maximum 28 days as dictated by the Standing Orders.
However, addressing the media at Okoa Kenya offices on Tuesday, Babu accused Jaguar of "maliciously attacking" him, maintaining his innocence in the whole saga.
“I cannot regret because I was defending myself. It was an act of self-defence in the face of a malicious attack. If I did not defend myself, right now, it would be a different story. Embakasi East residents would be missing their MP and Kenyan citizens would now be mourning,” he said.
“If I did not defend myself I would be dead by now because the way those people came to me was so strange and weird. Seemingly, they also had a group of people that had planned earlier to come and attack me,” he added.