6 Interesting TitBits About Agnes Zani, ODM’s Beautiful And Able Replacement For Ababu Namwamba For The Secretary General Position. She Packs A Punch

After much push and pull, drama, accusation and counter-accusations, ODM has finally replaced Ababu Namwamba as the Secretary General.

Appointed in his place is a lady who had previously served as one of the two Deputy Secretary Generals. Even though she has been appointed in acting capacity, Dr, Agnes Zani has all it takes to sure manage and handle the position. It sure would be  a great coup since all the parties are hugely dominated by men in all dockets and despite the increased numbers of women in both houses, key party organs in most parties are held by men.

Dr. Zani a nominated Senator has proven to be an ardent ODM/CORD supporter and here are a couple of interesting facts about her that make her quite a real and lively person.

1. She is married to her campus love

While many campus relationships hardly see the light of day come the end of the studies, Dr. Zani is married to her campus love. More astounding is the fact that the two met in second year. For the romantic at heart it will be perhaps interesting that she didn’t get a fancy date for her engagement. She got her engagement proposal under a tree. For such a beautiful lady, the man sure pushed his luck and he is lucky.

2. She has made over 370 speeches in Parliament

Quick research reveals that unlike most Senators and MPs who make their appearances in public mostly out of parliament in rallies, she is quite a hard worker. Despite what you would expect is a busy schedule she indeed racked in 370 speeches with June 2015 being her best moth contributing to 53 speeches. In her time she has sponsored one bill at the house. This was The National Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill 2014.

3. She Is Not Afraid of Political Street Battles

While Ababu Namwamba was heavily criticized for his absence in the streets during the IEBC MUST GO riots, this lady was facing it all. From the smoke to the running and the stinging jets of water she was there through it all. At least ODM can be sure the troop will not lack a general to rally them especially in the run in to the general elections.

4. Rhumba is What She Grooves To

Let not the ‘geekish’ looks fool you. Dr. Zani does love her music and dancing to it. Her selection of choice is Rhumba and she goes to Carnivore for their Rhumba sessions.

5. She is a trained Martial Artist In Two disciplines

Perhaps her endurance of the protests and determination borrows something from her martial arts training while in campus. At the University of Nairobi she trained for Judo and Karate attaining a Green belt in the latter. So where Ababu was complaining of firing blanks, this lady will be kicking doors open literally

6. She is an Expert in Sociology

At a time when the Kenyan political and public is filled with personalities of questionable academic qualification whether it is degrees or PHDs, Dr Zani counts herself among the accomplished academicians deserving of their titles. She studied a BA in Sociology in 1990 and later in 1994 a Masters degree in the same. All were at the UON and she would later join Oxford Univerity for her PHD in sociology graduating in 2007.