Embakasi East MP Babu Owino Reaffirms KYPA Secretary General Role
Babu Owino, member of parliament for Embakasi East, has clarified that he is still Secretary General of the Kenya Young Parliamentarian Association (KYPA) days after he was reported to have resigned from the position.
In a video seen by PoliticalPulseChat, the lawmaker defended his initial contradictory statement about stepping down noting that he made the statement to identify his potential adversaries and those who were against him in the Association.
The lawmaker reaffirmed that he would issue new directives to the KYPA and added that he remained in charge of the organization.
“I want to give my position on the KYPA status as it is, The speaker did make a communication about new officials of KYPA. This has been rendered useless, balderdash, nonsensical, gibberish and it has caused a lot of consternation, discomposure, and discombobulation of spirit.” Owino said in his lead statement.
“As the secretary General of KYPA. The other day I said I resigned, I wanted to test and see my enemies in KYPA. I wanted to see those who could start opposing me in KYPA.”
The outspoken lawmaker further asserted that the Registrar of Societies sent a letter to KYPA describing the new appointments as unrecognized and illegal.
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In addition, he characterized the new appointments as a coup and threatened to expel the legislators without conviction.
“The MPs who Participated in the failed KYPA coup will be expelled without trial. They will never be members of KYPA.”
On Monday, September 4, the ODM legislator emphasized that he had resigned so that other interested politicians could assume the position.
The former chairman of the Students Organization of Nairobi University (SONU) stated that, following his decision to resign, he would be focusing on other important matters that he did not disclose.
“I stepped down, Hon. Mark Mwenje also stepped down as Deputy Secretary General since he is now Minority Whip and Hon Hezena Lemaletian stepped down as Treasurer and we gave these opportunities to other members,” the lawmaker stated in his previous video addressing the controversies in KYPA leadership.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino Reaffirms KYPA Secretary General Role