It is a win for Embakasi East MP Babu Owino after a Nairobi court discharged him and six others in criminal case relating to last year maandamano.

Babu, Calvina Okoth Otieno alias Gaucho, Tom Ondongo Ong’udi, Michael Otieno Omondi, Pascal Ouma, Kevin Wambo and Willys Owino Baraka had been charged last year with conspiracy to commit subversive activities.

The court discharged them after the prosecution made an application to withdraw the case.

“I  have considered the submissions ,the application made by the prosecution is meditated and therefore the case is terminated,” said Magistrate Onyina

This means the MP and the six other accused are now free.

Babu was arrested amid the nationwide anti-government protests sanctioned by the Azimio la Umoja coalition.

The police  had accused them of planning protests which the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome declared illegal.