Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has announced fresh plans to summon President William Ruto as a key witness in the ongoing court case involving political activist Nuru Okanga.
Speaking outside a Nairobi court on Monday, November 24, the outspoken legislator — accompanied by a heavy legal team of 26 lawyers — accused the prosecution of deliberately slowing down the trial.
The defence team expressed disappointment after the prosecution once again failed to present an expert witness, claiming the individual was unavailable because they were allegedly in China.
Babu Owino invoked the principle that justice delayed is justice denied, insisting that the state appeared afraid of losing the case and was buying time.
He argued that the delays were unfair to Okanga, who had travelled all the way from Mumias to Nairobi at his own expense only to find that the prosecution was unprepared. “Our client is suffering… he came all the way on his own cost, yet prosecution is not ready,” the MP complained.
He added that the actions of the state showed clear signs of a weak case. Owino insisted that the matter could not continue without the main complainant, whom he identified as President William Ruto.
“We want the prosecution to bring the main witness — the complainant — who is President Ruto. We want him to appear in court,” he said.
According to Owino, neither the DCI nor the prosecutors had the legal standing to act as complainants. He stressed that the next formal application the defence would file would demand the President’s presence as a witness.
Nuru Okanga is facing multiple charges, including allegations of publishing false, defamatory, and threatening information on social media. The prosecution claims he posted a video on TikTok in which he made remarks interpreted as threatening the President.
They further allege that Okanga encouraged the then deputy president to take violent action against President Ruto.
When the video went viral, Okanga was arrested in Tasia Estate, Nairobi, back in January. However, under cross-examination, arresting officer Milton Mwanzi acknowledged that he could not verify the authenticity of the video because he lacked cybercrime expertise.
He also admitted that no court orders were obtained to monitor Okanga’s movements and that no electronic devices were seized at the time of the arrest.
Following the prosecution’s failure to present its witness on Monday, Babu Owino stated that Okanga’s legal team would file an application on Tuesday seeking to compel President Ruto to testify as a state witness.
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