Embakasi East MP Babu Owino addresses journalists outside the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi on August 18, 2026.

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Embakasi East MP Babu Owino on Tuesday urged the opposition to spend more time strategising instead of concentrating on political rallies, while dismissing reports of political differences between him and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna.

Mr Owino also announced that he would not attend all Linda Mwananchi rallies as he shifts his focus to his campaign for the Nairobi governorship.

“I want to advise those who are in opposition that we need to spend more time strategising, getting tact, rather than campaigning in all these rallies. Baba (Raila Odinga) did all these, and I went with him to 280 constituencies out of 290 constituencies, but looked at where we landed. He was never sworn in, somebody who was much loved,” said Mr Owino.

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The second-term ODM legislator said he would support Mr Sifuna’s presidential bid, but indicated that he would soon devote more time and energy to his own gubernatorial campaign.

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“Sifuna is our presidential candidate, Linda Mwananchi, and that is very clear. There is no way I can fight Sifuna because I want to be Governor and he wants to be President. Don’t bring tension where there is none,” added Mr Owino.

He said he would attend some Linda Mwananchi rallies but skip others depending on his programme as he traverses all 85 wards in Nairobi to popularise his bid.

“I will attend some and may not attend some because of the programmes I will be having in Nairobi. I’m the one who is going to deliver it to Nairobians because they also know the work I have done in Embakasi East constituency,” he added.

Mr Owino said he was a development-oriented leader and pointed to his ranking among the best-performing MPs representing a constituency that is the third most populous in Nairobi County.

📰 Source: Nation Africa