Maths lessons launched by 'nightclub shootout' MP

A controversial Kenyan politician who once called the president a "son of a dog" and was later accused of shooting a DJ at a nightclub has now pivoted to an unlikely profession.

Babu Owino has been teaching mathematics and chemistry online to secondary school students who've been away from school for two months now.

Stay tuned tomorrow at 2pm on my Facebook verified account Babu Owino and Instagram @he.babuowino for KCSE MATHEMATICS REVISION. pic.twitter.com/wR8zz8w0QY

— Babu Owino (@HEBabuOwino) May 14, 2020

Schools closed on 18 March after Kenya reported its first coronavirus case. Movement in and out of the capital, Nairobi, and three other counties in the coastal region has also been restricted, and a night-time curfew imposed.

Mr Owino started the classes on 2 May despite a warning from the education ministry that anyone "teaching students without being qualified is engaging in illegality".

The MP has an undergraduate degree in actuarial science, but it is not clear whether he's had any teacher training.

Mr Owino's teaching exploits have won him praise on social media.

But he is still in trouble with the law, and is currently on bail for allegedly shooting a DJ called Felix Orinda at a Nairobi nightclub in January. Mr Owino denies the charges and has pledged to pay Mr Orinda's medical bills.