The Parliamentary Privileges Committee has recommended that flamboyant lawmakers Babu Owino (Embakasi East) and Charles Njagua (Starehe) apologise for fighting in the precincts of Parliament last year.

In its report, after independent investigations, the committee chaired by National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi concluded the two were culpable for disorderly conduct after a vicious spat that degenerated into a physical fight.

The two youthful MPs went for each other’s neck on October 10 after exchanging bitter words in an incident that was roundly condemned by the House as dishonourable.

Ongili is a former University of Nairobi students leader and is popularly known as Babu Owino.

Jaguar and Babu fought at Parliament’s media centre when the later was due to address a press conference. The Starehe MP was reportedly trailing Babu.

It took the intervention of the security officers, who were on duty at the main Parliament building, to restrain the MPs, who then filed a report with the Clerk of the National Assembly.

Appearing before the committee, Babu pleaded for leniency, blaming the then delicate political environment after the controversial August 8 presidential polls.

The committee launched investigations into the duo’s conduct following a formal petition by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission in a letter dated October 12, 2017.

The committee held five sittings and reviewed video clips submitted to it as well as oral submissions from witnesses.