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Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Paul Ongili Owino alias Babu Owino isn't your everyday lawmaker.
Concealed in a clandestine fashion, is a man who has persevered an avalanche of challenges.
And besides being known best for his monolithic stature as an Embakasi East MP-in far and wide-is a man whose political figure cuts across the political realm-albeit being a neophyte. And the sole reason behind his meteorite rise, to the prime; is his tenacious stamina and tough skin.
His formative years, were nothing but of full of miseries. Actually, he was brought up in a completely financially handicapped home. His mother, in particular, had to hustle to fend for him and his other siblings. Isn't that herculean task, in retrospect? Think about it.
More or less, those days before, in a manner, taught him a hard lesson. It really molded him uprightly to become what he is today.
And over the years, for a fact, he has actually grown in a stout physique to become a tenacious, vivacious and an impudent figure in the political arena.
Never has he shied away from expressing his discordant views from those of his nemesis.
And besides his lustre career, nevertheless, he has also been involved in highly dramatic events.
He has on innumerable occasions been accused of numerous counts of charges from assaulting the President, to causing a nocuous harm on a security guard and manning a popular joint in the suburbs of Nairobi.
Furthermore, you can't skip the line before mentioning his flashy lifestyle. He is especially known to be a trendsetter. Any latest fashions in town from apparels to cars, be sure he will be the first one to taste it, albeit the price. He is indeed not a cautious spender.
Before testing the waters of the politics, he had previously served as the head of students at the University Of Nairobi. There, in particular, is where he sturdily curved his nationalistic image. That platform in a way acted as his stepping stone for higher ambitions.
Currently, for him, the word mirage isn't available in his vocabulary.