Family and lawyers of Embakasi East member of parliament Babu Owino have stormed the police station where he is being held, demanding his release.

Officers eject relatives, friends of Embakasi East MP Babu Owino who thronged Wang’uru police station in Kirinyaga demanding his release.#Maandamano #Demonstrations pic.twitter.com/cSqsS4biW7

 In the viral clip, they can be heard chanting for his release. The azimio allied MP was arrested yesterday at the airport as he landed from Mombasa and was immediately taken into custody.

PHOTO | COURTESY Babu Owino
His whereabouts remained unknown for a better part of yesterday until this morning when his location was revealed.his wife is pleading with Azimio's leadership to help secure his release.

Fridah Ongili went on to say that her husband was arrested for trying to fight for the rights of kenyans and has done nothing wrong.

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PHOTO | COURTESY Babu Owino and his wife

"my husband deserves his rights, he is a Kenyan citizen., he has done absolutely nothing wrong. The only thing he has done is just to try to fight for the rights of kenyans, trying to fight for the cost of living to get better." she added.

According to accounts, the firebrand was apprehended by unknown persons on the eve of the anti-government rallies, Tuesday, July 18, upon his arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) from Mombasa, and had been missing since.