This archive report was first published on 2 July 2020.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has issued a 2-day ultimatum to NTV following the airing of Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve's story on June 29, 2020.
According to a demand letter dated June 1, 2020, Babu, through his law firm, Okatch and Partners, demands an apology from the Nation Media Group and a retraction of the story published in the Daily Nation newspaper.
The letter claims that the way the report was presented was libellous and lowered Babu's standards in the eyes of society. It also points out that the CCTV footage used in the report by NTV was inadmissible in court and that Babu had taken a plea in regard to the matter.
“We have listened and watched the said story over and over and indeed at no point has the said Felix Orinda said that he was shot by our client,” the letter reads in part.
“In fact, even before your news item, the said Felix Orinda has never ever stated in any form whatsoever that he was shot by our client. The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has further confirmed that in fact, Mr Orinda has never recorded a statement on the matter,” the letter adds.
Owino further demanded a written apology from the broadcaster and threatened to take the matter to court if his demands were not met within two days.
“Take notice that if we do not hear from you within two days from the date of this letter, we have strict and peremptory instructions to institute legal proceedings against you for slanderous and libellous defamation and also infringing on our client’s Constitutional right to fair hearing and to be presumed innocent,” the letter states.
