'I will not apologise', Babu Owino tells Sakaja over Eastleigh building collapse

Owino, through his lawyers, says he would not be intimidated into silence over the tragedy that has raised questions about building approvals and regulatory oversight.

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has refused to apologise for his claims about the collapsed Eastleigh building, daring those threatening legal action to take him to court.

"Our clients will neither apologise to your client nor to Governor Johnson Sakaja for demanding answers over a tragedy that has claimed lives and left families devastated," MP Owino, through lawyer Collins Mango, declares in a letter dated October 26, 2026.

The response came after Oyugi Ochieng & Associates Advocates, acting for architect Okeya Hempstone Nyawanda, demanded that Owino remove his social media posts within six hours, warning that failure to comply would trigger legal proceedings.

The dispute centres on a document purportedly showing Nairobi City County’s approval for development on land parcel LR/Parcel No. 36/11/40 in Eastleigh, where a multi-storey building collapsed on October 23.

Source: Standard