Embakasi East MP Babu Owino claims he has no close links, whatsoever, with Joseph Henry Waswa, one of the seven suspects accused of conning Sameer Group Chairman Naushad Merali of Ksh10 million.
Babu Owino’s rejection of Mr. Waswa comes almost a year after Babu Owino, alongside three other MPs, attended
In several pictures shared on social media, Babu Owino has been spotted in the company of Mr Waswa.
On Wednesday, Babu Owino was asked to comment on the development of the case against his friend, Mr. Waswa.
Surprisingly, In a rather hostile tone,
“I do not want to comment on bullshit. Don’t ask me stupid questions. The first thing, I was invited to Waswa’s wedding by his bride’s parents. And, her dad asked me to join them as an MP. So, I do not want to hear nonsense,” said the MP at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi before storming out of the press conference.
On December 9, 2017 tied the knot with Ms Tabitha in a Ksh5 million traditional ceremony held at Ms Tabitha’s parents’ home in Kitui County.
Mr. Waswa was accompanied to the elegant ceremony by four young-and-flashy Members of Parliament (MPs), including Babu Owino (Embakasi East), Alfred Keter (Nandi Hills) and Caleb Amisi (Saboti). Mwingi West MP Charles Nguna also attended the wedding.
Four choppers carrying the MPs and the groom touched down at Nzatani Village on the morning of December 9, awakening residents who least expected the rare spectacle.
Mr. Waswa paid
Mr. Waswa said then that he “has interests in the entertainment and real estate industries”.
“I decided to spend heavy on our big day because I was doing something for someone that I love; someone that I cherish. Tabitha has been like a mother to me. In short, she is the woman that I love,” Mr. Waswa said
The couple, on the same day, flew out to Seychelles for their first part of the honeymoon, and jetted back into Kenya on Friday, December 15.
The two later flew to Mombasa for their second part of their honeymoon. They returned to Nairobi on December 22, 2017.
“I chose to spend the second bit of my honeymoon in Mombasa because I run several businesses in the coastal city,” said Mr Waswa.
The couple, who, until then, had lived together for 11 years, said they would hold a church wedding in
Mr Waswa is said to have conspired with six of his colleagues to mimic the voice of President Uhuru Kenyatta in a bid to con him out of Ksh10 million.
The seven were on Wednesday, February 27 freed on Ksh100, 000 cash bail each by a Nairobi court.