[Embakasi East MP Babu Owino. He is currently being held at Kileleshwa Police Station for insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta. Courtesy: The Star]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally responded to Embakasi East MP Babu Owino's jibe that led to the legislator's arrest.
Babu is said to have insulted the presidency during a political rally in Kawangware on Sunday.
"If Gaddafi, Gbabgbo, Yahya Jammeh were removed by the citizens, who are you? You are a son of a (sic)," the lawmaker was quoted.
And in an apparent response to the insult, President Kenyatta has challenged Opposition leaders to stop misleading young people into disrespecting their elders.
"Let us stop going around teaching our young men to insult their elders but rather focus on giving our children a quality education," Uhuru tweeted.
Babu's remarks generated a heated debate on the internet, with some social media users calling for his arrest.
He was arraigned in court on Tuesday.