Thursday, July 17, 2025 - Outspoken Embakasi East Member of Parliament, Babu Owino, has been crowned the Top Influential Youth African Leader of the Year at the prestigious 2025 Africa Golden Awards held in Lagos, Nigeria.
The awards committee praised Owino for his fearless
advocacy, youth empowerment initiatives, and his ability to challenge the
political status quo.
“A leadership journey for the history books,” read part of
the statement from the Africa Golden Awards, describing Babu as a firebrand
politician who exemplifies how young leaders can shake up politics and speak
truth to power.
“The MP’s programmes, which support over 50,000
disadvantaged individuals across Africa, were also highlighted as a key reason
for his recognition.”
Rising to prominence as the longtime SONU chairman at the
University of Nairobi, Babu holds a first-class degree in Actuarial Science, a
law degree, and two master’s degrees.
Elected at just 29 years old on an ODM ticket in 2017, he
quickly became one of Kenya’s most vocal and high-performing legislators.
In early 2025, he was ranked Kenya’s best-performing MP by
Infotrak, scoring a 72% approval rating from a nationwide survey.
Politrack Africa also recognized him as the best MP in Kenya
in their Star Leaders Awards.
With ODM party leader, Raila Odinga, aging, Babu Owino is
increasingly seen as positioning himself to succeed Raila as the Luo political
kingpin, drawing growing support among the youth.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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