{"id":14496,"date":"2017-10-11T12:37:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T09:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=14496"},"modified":"2017-10-11T12:37:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T09:37:13","slug":"acted-self-defense-babu-owino-defends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/acted-self-defense-babu-owino-defends\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI acted in self defense\u201d Babu Owino defends himself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starehe MP Charles Njagua popularly known as Jaguar and Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili aka Babu Owino yesterday were caught on camera trying to tear each other out but thanks to the body guards and security detail the two were stopped before worst come to worst.<\/p>\n<p>A video showing the two fighting and exchanging words has been making rounds on social media pissing off many Kenyans who are now fed up with the ongoing political differences dividing Kenyans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/raw-video-babu-owino-jaguar-fighting-parliament\/\">Also read: Raw video of Babu Owino and Jaguar fighting in parliament<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Babu Owino has come out to address the issue claiming that he was only defending himself from Jaguar\u2019s \u2018malicious attack\u2019 and will not apologize from his actions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Babu Owino fights with Jaguar\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HwXZWQ2-gv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking with journalists he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI cannot regret because I was defending myself. It was an act of self defense in the face of a malicious attack. If I did not defend myself right now it would be a different story. Embakasi East residents would be missing their MP and Kenyan Citizens would now be mourning\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He went on to add that from how he was attacked by Jaguar, he believes that this had been planned but he has forgiven them as he is a man who obeys the Bible. He said;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf I did not defend myself I would be dead by now because the way those people came to me was o strange and weird. Seemingly, they also had a group of people they had planned earlier to come and attack me. I will forgive them as the bible says and I will follow the Bible. It is my choice not to report them. As Babu Owino, I am so innocent and I will not follow the law but just forgive them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starehe MP Charles Njagua popularly known as Jaguar and Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili aka Babu Owino yesterday were caught on camera trying to tear each other out but thanks to the body guards and security detail the two were stopped before worst come to worst. 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