Embakasi East MP Babu Owino. [Photo/The Star]
A series of reactions has ensued on social media after Embakasi East MP Babu Owino was arrested and taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation for questioning.
The first time MP is being questioned on allegations that he called the Head of State Uhuru Kenyatta "Mtoto wa Umbwa" (Puppy) during a political rally on Sunday.
Here are some of the mixed reactions from Kenyans.
Talk of double standards; I wish the same haste by the police to arrest Babu Owino would have been applied to Moses Kuria. #BabuArrested
— Carrington Mwendwa (@CarringtonMwen1) September 25, 2017
Babu Owino made a fair comment. Why does Uhuru think he's a the child of a dog? Yet his name wasn't mentioned. #BabuArrested
— Yawa Jomoko (@yawajomoko) September 25, 2017
Babu Owino; You can insult Uhuru but calling the wife of our founding father a dog is a natural disaster #BabuArrested
— Kirobi Mwaniki (@kirobis) September 25, 2017
#BabuArrested i dont see anything wrong with Babu Owino#freeBabu
— Galy Gomit (@GOMITGalcano) September 25, 2017
#BabuArrested am sure that the next trending hash tag will be #freeBabu
— MUTHAKA® (@FMuthaka) September 25, 2017
When your people insult our Leader H.E @RailaOdingano no arrests are made.But @Babu_Owino arrested.WHY? #FreeBabuOwino #BabuArrested
— western Point Man (@JamesMmbihi_Ke) September 25, 2017
Whoever is defending Babu Owino is pathetically irredeemable. Even Kuria and Muthama are under investigation.#BabuArrested
— munyonyo (@munyonyosam) September 25, 2017
Drop him along githurai road and let nature take its cause#BabuArrested
— ken kennedy muteti (@KenMuteti) September 25, 2017
Babu owino's insulted wife of founding father and King's Mother. Hanging him is understament.he should b castrated #BabuArrested
— PROSPECT 👑 (@_DavidLeRoy_) September 25, 2017
#BabuArrested nowadays its right to abuse opposition calling it truth but when Hon. Babu talks about that same truth he's arrested. Kenya!!!
— L U C K Y 🎩 (@otema_enos) September 25, 2017
It's Best For NASA Co-principals To Distance Themselves From Babu Owino's Issue &To Avoid Defending Him. #BabuArrested
— Philemon ANTHONY (@Philem0nAnthony) September 25, 2017
#BabuArrestedYou might not respect @UKenyatta as human being but respect the institution 'the presidency' & Constitution of Kenya
— Get inflamed (@warobijack) September 25, 2017
The owner of the dog will camp at the station calling for his dog's freedom. Babu Owino is Raila's mouthpiece!!!#BabuArrested
— Mt. Kenya Mafia (@allen_arnold) September 25, 2017
A comrade is never wrong #babuarrested
— Maraga sio mkora (@Phelixi) September 25, 2017
If it was nasa's strategy2get Babu arrested so as 2create momentum 4 their demos,then, Jubilee has fallen into the trap..again.#BabuArrested
— kipkoech mitei Rober (@MiteiRober) September 25, 2017
Arresting Babu and Detaining Joho will only act to Re energies NASA sleeper cells ahead of anti IEBC demos #BabuArrested
— james mwangi (@jmoz09) September 25, 2017