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Babu Owino Profile: Education Background, Family, Career and Politics

BABU OWINO ONGILI

DATE OF BIRTH  October 10th, 1989
GENDER Male
OCCUPATION  Politician

Biography

Paul Ongili Owino, popularly known as Babu Owino, was born in Nyalenda, Kisumu County in 1989 where he spent most of his childhood.

Contrary to popular belief, ‘Babu Owino’ is Ongili’s real name, as enshrined on his official identification documents. 

He earned the nickname ‘Babu’ from his mother and childhood friends, which stuck throughout his life.

Educational Background

Babu is a Kenyan politician and member of parliament for Embakasi East Constituency.

Owino attended Kisumu Township Primary School from 1995 to 2002.

Thereafter, he proceeded to join Kisumu Boys’ Secondary School from 2003 to 2006 where he completed his A levels.

In 2008, he enrolled at the University of Nairobi (UoN) for his tertiary education pursuing a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science.

He graduated with First Class Honors in 2012.However, in 2013, he went back to UoN to pursue a degree in Law.

On Nov 12,2023, he was awarded Honorary doctorate Degree PhD in political Leadership from Weldios University, Benin.

Life in Politics

Babu rose to prominence after his election as the chairperson of Students Organization of Nairobi University (SONU) in 2011, a role he held for almost a decade. 

Prior to clinching the Embakasi seat, Babu contested for the Westlands MP seat, which he lost to Tim Wanyonyi. 

However, on August 2017, he was elected as member of parliament Embakasi east through the ODM party ticket.

In 2022, he retained his seat after garnering beating his opponents, Francis Mureithi, Michael Ogada, and Joash Omwenga in the 2022general election.

Out of 234 polling stations, Babu garnered 53, 195 votes against Mureithi’s 26,699.

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