{"id":213967,"date":"2024-08-29T04:04:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T04:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/29\/babu-owino-hits-back-at-musevenis-accusations-of-political-interference\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T04:04:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T04:04:09","slug":"babu-owino-hits-back-at-musevenis-accusations-of-political-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/29\/babu-owino-hits-back-at-musevenis-accusations-of-political-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"Babu Owino Hits Back at Museveni\u2019s Accusations of Political Interference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-319053\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"508\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/babu-owino.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-319053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/babu-owino.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"508\"  \/>Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has responded to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni\u2019s accusations of meddling in Uganda\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni made the allegations on Tuesday while endorsing Raila Odinga\u2019s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson at State House in Nairobi. He claimed that Owino was involved with Uganda\u2019s opposition, citing intelligence reports he had received.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere are some individuals in Raila\u2019s group who I don\u2019t think know what they are doing. I am a consumer of intelligence services, so I always see intelligence reports,\u201d<\/em> Museveni said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere is a character named Babu. I always see Babu interacting with anti-NRM groups. I had never accused him before, but now I am accusing him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hours after Museveni\u2019s speech, Babu Owino took to Twitter (X) to address the Ugandan President\u2019s remarks. Owino reaffirmed his commitment to democracy and shared details of his own political journey, highlighting his humble beginnings and his understanding of the challenges faced by the poor.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI thank President Museveni for supporting Baba\u2019s bid for AUC Chairmanship. However, as a young leader in Kenya, having grown up in poverty, I know what it means to lack,\u201d<\/em> Owino said.<\/p>\n<p>Adding, <em>\u201cIf\u00a0you tell me that you\u2019ve slept hungry, I know what it means to lack food because I\u2019ve been through that. If you tell me that you lack school fees, I will feel you because I know what it is to lack school fees. Because of the challenges that we face in Kenya and Africa, we as leaders are meant to provide solutions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><strong>\u2018Shackles of Oppression\u2019<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Owino advocated for the rights of the Ugandan people through democratic values, arguing that Africans deserve alternative visions of leadership to overcome oppression and poverty.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs Babu Owino, I stand for a democratic society where a child in Kenya will receive proper medication, and education and will equally get a job. Equally, a child in Uganda should receive the same treatment as a child in Kenya,\u201d<\/em> he asserted.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBecause of this, we must offer alternative visions of leadership that will save Africans from the shackles of oppression and the jaws of poverty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna also weighed in, condemning Museveni for his public attack on Owino.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhatever beef Museveni has with Babu Owino, I strongly object to the manner of his attack on a young Kenyan leader on our own soil,\u201d<\/em> Sifuna stated.<\/p>\n<p>He went on, \u201c<em>Kenya is a country ruled by law and if there is any objectionable conduct on the part of Babu, there are diplomatic channels to convey that to Kenyan Authorities and let the law take its cause. \u201cTo use a Presidential Podium to make such grave accusations against a Kenyan is a NO!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has responded to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni\u2019s accusations of meddling in Uganda\u2019s politics. Museveni made the allegations on Tuesday while endorsing Raila Odinga\u2019s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson at State House in Nairobi. 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