Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has been acquitted in a case in which he was charged with misusing his firearm in relation to the shooting of DJ Evolve.
Senior Principal Magistrate Bernard Ochoi freed Babu on grounds that there was no medical evidence to prove that indeed the victim (DJ Evolve) had been injured by the gun shot.
The court also found that there was no evidence to show that the MP was behaving disorderly while carrying the fire arm.
Honorable Ochoi noted that the victim also denied quarrelling with the accused during the night of the incident.
In addition, the ballistic experts could not match the collected spent catridge with the legislator’s firearm.
The MP had been charged with misuse of a firearm and conducting himself in a disorderly manner.
In March, the court had put him on his defence after ruling that he had a case to answer.
However, DJ Evolve told the court that he did not see the firearm that was used to shoot adding that he was a having a conversation with Babu at a popular club in Kilimani where he worked moments before he was shot.
“I was injured by a bullet but I don’t know from which gun. I just found myself in a vehicle to hospital,” he said.
Police officers involved in the probe said they were unable to link Babu’s gun with the bullet that shot DJ Evolve.
In his defense, Babu told the court he had spent Sh58.6 million to take care of medical bills and upkeep of DJ Evolve.
The MP said he took responsibility for Elvove as a sign of his moral obligation as a leader.
The court has ordered that cashbail paid by the MP as well as his passport to be released to him.
