The name of Ababu Namwamba has been trending on social media for close to a month now and it is not set to stop any time soon.
The ODM Secretary General is probably one of the most eloquent speakers in Kenya, astute debater and attracts love and hatred in equal measure.
His mobilization skills salvaged ODM which was in the verge of collapse during fallout in the run to the 2013 elections.
However, controversies have rocked his tenure as the party's secretary general with some accusing him to be a jubilee mole, a claim he dismisses.
Probably, that is the much you know about Ababu Namwamba, the Budalang'i MP.
These are some of the facts that you probably never knew about him:
1. He was born in Jinja, Uganda to Kenyan parents on 23rd December 1975,
2. He was born in a family of 8 children
3. He is married to Prisca Namwamba and they have four children
4. He is a top Constitutional and Human Rights Lawyer.
5. He holds a Masters of Law in International Law from American University's Washington College of Law, and a Bachelors degree (Hons) from the University of Nairobi.
6. He went to an ordinary secondary school, Kolanya Boys High School in Teso North.
7.He is alumnus of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
8. While in High School, he was the head boy
9. He served as SONU Chairman at the University of Nairobi, having been elected in 1996.
10. He holds a record of the highest number of successful motions in the 10th parliament.
11. In 2012, he was honored by President Kibaki with Elder of the Golden Heart award (EGH)
12. He was voted as Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum in 2009.
13: In 2003, he won the Jubilee Global Award for Social Justice in recognition of his international human rights work.
14.He has spoken 1788 times in parliament.
15: He loves playing and watching soccer.
16. He is an Arsenal fan.
Now you know!