Oscars award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o has ruled out any future plans to join politics, arguing that her father is 'enough' to represent the family.
There have been concerns that Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o could be preparing one of his children to plunge into Kenyan politics after his exit.
Despite being in the political arena for decades, none of Governor Nyong'o's children have ever shown interest of carrying on with his legacy.
While she told Vanity Fair magazine that she was born into a political family and that “my father was fighting for what he believed in,” she also told the London newspaper Metro that “one politician per family is good enough! Knock on wood, please never.”
But she also said “I think it was really just instilled in me that there are things in this world that are worth changing — part of living is about trying to transform the world into, you know… the world that we want to be a part of.”
Her latest declaration means that Governor Nyong'o could exit the stage without any heir from his family. Lupita has been rocking international playwright and acting stage.
Nyong'o was first elected as Kisumu Rural MP in 1992 and proceeded to become area senator in 2013. In 2017, he won the gubernatorial race.
The celebrated scholar is one of advisors of opposition leader Raila Odinga. He served as ODM Secretary General from 2008 to 2014.
In a number of Kenyan prominent families, children are usually groomed to join politics. President Uhuru Kenyatta is a son of founding father Jomo Kenyatta.