Emabakasi MP Babu Owino has locked himself up at parliament buildings and vowed not to leave as he fears he will be arrested.
The MP told The Star on Wednesday that he had received reports that Flying Squad officers were after him for remarks he issued during Nasa's Baba Dogo rally on Sunday.
"Mimi niko hapa Bunge nimejifungia. Hawa askari wako hapa nje na Subaru tatu wangoja nitoke wanishike lakini sioni nikitoka. Kama [mabo yataharibika], nitalala hapa tu," he said and asked for a blanket.
This loosely translates to: "I have locked myself up at Parliament buildings. Officers are waiting outside in
six Subarus. They want to arrest me but I don't think I will get out. If matters worsen, I will spend the night here."
Babu said Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati and Siaya senator James Orengo were also informed that police were looking for them over their addresses at the gathering.
"We were told they were given orders to break into our homes," he said.
"Tell Kenyans of goodwill to bring me a blanket and a mattress so that I can have a place to lay my head. I will appreciate this."
He said he opted to stay at that location as he can't be arrested there.
Babu said continued threats to apprehend Nasa leaders were aimed at intimidating them. But he noted
he will not bow to intimidation by an "illegitimate" government no matter how many times he is arrested.
"Whatever they are doing is not addingvalue to the country. This is total witch-hunt. An abuse is not a crime. That's a civil matter. If Interior CS Fred Matiang'i feels I abused him let him proceed to a civil court instead of using police to round us up."
In January, the MP was arrested
outside parliament buildings over assault and malicious damage to property. He was
detained for two nights at Parklands police cells and released after Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja intervened.
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