Babu Owino installed as leader of Nairobi Luo Council of Elders
Babu Owino installed as leader of Nairobi Luo Council of Elders
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino was on Thursday, July 30, installed as the leader of the Nairobi Chapter of the Luo Council of Elders.
In a statement, the lawmaker said the Luo Council of Elders and representative leaders of the Luo community from all 85 wards of Nairobi County convened to officially grant him the freedom to engage with other communities in the city as he seeks support for his bid to become Nairobi’s next governor.
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“The Luo Council of Elders, together with Representative Leaders of the Luo Community drawn from all the 85 Wards of Nairobi County today gathered to set me free to develop friendship and seek the support of all the other communities in this City towards my bid for the Nairobi Gubernatorial race,” he wrote.
Babu revealed that the ceremony included his coronation as a Luo elder before he was formally installed as the leader of the Nairobi Chapter of the Luo Council of Elders.
“During the Ceremony, the Council of Elders coronated me as a Luo Elder and thereafter installed me as the Leader of the Nairobi Chapter of the Council,” he added.
Following the installation, Owino pledged to use the responsibility entrusted to him to foster unity, strengthen national cohesion and contribute to improved governance and service delivery for Nairobi residents.
“I promise to do all it takes to make use of this cardinal trust to restore the central role of the Luo People in promoting Harmony, National Cohesion and Integration of our city towards Meaningful Development and Service Delivery for the people of Nairobi,” he further said.
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