2007 onwards
Student leadership
Elected four times as chairperson of the Students Organisation of Nairobi University and later served as chairperson of the Kenya University Students Association.
Party Leader
Hon. Babu Owino, MP
Leadership shaped by the people.
A Kenyan politician, advocate and legislator serving his second term as Member of Parliament for Embakasi East—and building a reform movement rooted in youth, justice and opportunity.
HB
2nd term
Member of Parliament
First Class
Actuarial Science honours
Advocate
High Court of Kenya
The journey
From Nyalenda to national leadership
His path from student organizing to Parliament reflects a public life shaped by education, advocacy and grassroots representation.
Born on 10 October 1989 in Nyalenda, Kisumu County, Hon. Babu Owino studied at Kisumu Boys Secondary School and Millennium Academy before joining the University of Nairobi in 2007.
He graduated with First-Class Honours and later a master's degree in Actuarial Science. He subsequently earned a law degree from the same university, completed the Advocates Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law and was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in May 2025.
Today, he serves as Secretary General of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association and leads The Mwananchi Party legislators in advancing a reform-oriented national agenda.
Public service
A record of representation
2017
Elected to Parliament
Won the Embakasi East parliamentary seat and served on the Public Investments and Lands committees during his first term.
2022
Re-elected by Embakasi East
Returned to the National Assembly for a second term and currently serves as a member of the Budget Committee.
Leadership priorities
A future built around people
His work connects education, economic opportunity and civic participation—especially for the generation that will live longest with today's public choices.
Education
A consistent advocate for accessible education, stronger higher-education funding and the timely release of student loans.
Youth leadership
He champions a new generation of public leaders and encourages young Kenyans to shape institutions and run for office.
Justice and civic rights
His public work includes supporting civic participation and access to legal representation for arrested protesters.
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