Ababu Namwamba is clearly enjoying his current position on government as the Chief Administrative Officer [CAS] Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The former Member of parliament has been up and about and is not just about to stop; the latest being his trip to Sierra Leone for yhe African Union ministerial meeting. The youthful leader does not shy away from sharing his adventures online leaving many Kenyans in amazement.
Landed at Lungi International Airport in Freetown, Sierra Leone where am leading the Kenyan delegation to the African Union (AU) Ministerial Meeting of the Committee of Ten (C-10) Summit on United Nations Reforms@ForeignOfficeKE @TheAbabuTeam@AUC_DPA@TheStarKenya@dailynation pic.twitter.com/Dj2S6wcGEg
— Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 (@AbabuNamwamba) December 12, 2018
Ababu, an international lawyer trained in Nairobi and Washington, DC made his way to government after playing an active role to have President Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected as president when his party Labour Party boosted Jubilee prior to elections.
In his career as a lawyer, he specializes in in international human rights and constitutional law, and is a former columnist with leading newspapers in Kenya. In his first stint in cabinet, he was appointed as the minister in charge of Sports and Youth Affairs between 2008 and 2013.
Uganda Day at EAC Jua Kali/Nguvu Kazi Expo…@ForeignOfficeKE @TheAbabuTeam @AllanNdekwe @isambofestival pic.twitter.com/2jV74Fdg4u
— Hon Ababu-Namwamba, EGH🇰🇪 (@AbabuNamwamba) December 12, 2018
His life has not been without controversy after he was recently accused of leaving his wife Priscah for a former beauty queen; reigning Miss Tourism Busia County Ann Paula Machio, whom he is said to have introduced her to his village church congregation at Port Victoria, Budalangi few months ago. Ababu’s marriage is said to be nosing south after Prisca allegedly left their matrimonial home over allegations that he was cohabiting with his niece, Cecilia Moraa.
This was after Ababu lost the Budalang’I parliamentary seat in the August 8 General Election to Hon Raphael Wanjala, he was later appointed by President Uhuru as an assistant minister in the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
It needs to be very well understood that this government has given the diaspora the prominence it deserves. The diaspora and consular directorate at @ForeignOfficeKE is wholly dedicated to affairs of Kenyans living abroad – CAS @AbabuNamwamba #DiasporaAndBlueEconomy @IOMKenya pic.twitter.com/Y2EOtSXQfq
— ChamsMedia (@ChamsMedia) November 28, 2018