Published on June 15, 2025 by Kariuki Mwangi
Last Updated on 1 year by Kariuki Mwangi
Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino was forced to create an AI generated WhatsApp group after talk on his inner circle group leaked in an attempt to counter his own mess.
On the receiving end is the legislator who is known for using propaganda mechanism to solicit for political capital.
According to insiders within Babu’s circle, his own propaganda group seeking to malign opponents led by Governor Johnson Sakaja leaked leaving his camp badly exposed and had to quickly retreat to use Artificial intelligence to create another group to counter his own group and make it appear like it was Sakaja’s group.
The Embakasi East legislator is rumoured to be angling himself to face off with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja in the 2027 elections.
In the fake WhatsApp group chat, Babu and his group of cheap propaganda mechanism sought to point fingers at Governor Sakaja for allegedly planning the goons who infiltrated the demonstrations that rocked Nairobi CBD on Thursday when thousands of youths went to the streets to demand for justice for social media influencer Albert Ojwang.
Babu is well known for propaganda in a bid to whip emotions and tarnish the name of political competitors. In the latest attempt, Babu allegedly formed a WhatsApp group in which he is said to have Started propagating propaganda mechanism insinuating that the governor planned and paid the goons who were seen causing havoc in the CBD.
Babu Owino has been busted for the act which is synonymous with his modus operandi where he is accused of using the orthodox method to malign opponents.
In the chats, Governor Sakaja is allegedly planning to pay the planners of chaos.
On the ensuing demonstrations, infrastructure done by the county government was vandalized. To plan on how to hire goons to vandalize infrastructure done in several months would be insensitive rulling out any possibility of governor Sakaja’s involvement as Babu Owino hopes to explain.
