Written By John Mutiso 📝
Deputy President William Ruto has appointed Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Ababu Namwamba as the Head of International Relations in his presidential campaign.
Namwamba was appointed to the position through the WSR Campaign secretariat according to the Hussein Mohamed who is the Director of Communications at WSR presidential campaign.
In a statement released on Wednesday, February 9, the deputy president applauded the former lawmaker for his knowledge and expertise in the diplomatic field, adding that he was confident in Ababu and would aptly deliver in the role.
“We have worked closely with Ababu over the past 10 years on many fronts and I have come to value his leadership, experience, focus, and empathy. It is because of those qualities that I could not be more grateful to have him in our campaign team,” said Ruto.
“With his considerable diplomatic talents, deep knowledge of the continent, strong network in the global stage and unwavering determination, I am confident in his role, leading international relations within my presidential campaign,” he added.
Mohamed termed Namwamba as a person who has a highly impressive profile as a public interest attorney and has previously been very active on the international lobbying circuit, strongly advocating for international human rights and fair-trade practices.
Previously, Namwamba served as the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Kenya as well as Member of Parliament for Budalangi constituency in the 10th and 11th parliament before being appointed as the CAS of Foreign Affairs.
“Hon. Namwamba has also served as the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Kenya. His reign is remembered for enactment of the long-desired Sports Act, actualizing the National Youth Council, strengthening of the National Youth Service (NYS) and Streamlining the National Youth Enterprise Fund,” said Mohamed.
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