Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has called for the immediate arrest of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, accusing him of orchestrating violent attacks on peaceful protesters in the capital.

MP Owino claimed that the chaos witnessed in Nairobi during protests following the murder of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang last week was not only shameful but a direct betrayal of the city's residents by their elected leadership.

“The Governor should be arrested,” MP Owino declared in an interview on Spice FM on Tuesday, referencing the assault on demonstrators by groups believed to be hired goons: “In a capital city – it was a shame, we should condemn it.”

The MP further alleged that Governor Sakaja had made incendiary remarks during a political engagement in Kamagut, Uasin Gishu, that hinted at a premeditated crackdown on protesters.

“The Governor was at Kamagut, somewhere in Turbo, in Uasin Gishu, and he said clearly – and I quote verbatim – ‘the other day you caught us unawares, this time round we’re prepared. I’m warning you, if you come to town you will find me there, we will deal with you!’”

The lawmaker blasted the Governor for abandoning the "siasa safi" mantra he campaigned on, saying the recent actions contradicted any claim to ethical leadership.

“This is a Governor that whatever he touches turns into garbage,” said MP Owino. “He even took garbage to go and pour at Stima Plaza – that tells you what kind of a brain our Governor has.”

He also resurrected long-standing allegations about Sakaja’s academic qualifications, branding the Governor’s rise through political ranks as fraudulent.

“This is a Governor that is working with a fake degree. That is why everything he touches turns into garbage,” he said, while recounting Sakaja’s previous stints in public office dating back to 2007.

MP Owino questioned how a city that once stood as a symbol of national unity and ambition had now become a theatre for politically sanctioned violence.

“When you saw those goons, it was clearly communicating that we’ve gone low,” he said. “Because the people we promised to give jobs, bursaries, promote their businesses and work for – we’re now working against them and attacking them.”

The legislator’s remarks come after Governor Sakaja came out to clear the air on what he termed as “malicious and baseless allegations” linking him to the hiring of goons and inciting violence during recent protests in the capital.

Governor Sakaja distanced himself from what he described as “a smear campaign” aimed at tarnishing his reputation.