For our Wednesday Profile this week, we speak to one of Kenya's most prominent young politicians, Dr Isaac Maigua Mwaura. Having built a career at the intersection of public service, politics, advocacy and communication, Mwaura has risen above a range of challenges to the highest levels of government, including to the position of Kenya's Government Spokesperson. His professional journey has included work in disability advocacy, public relations, Parliament and public policy, along with postgraduate studies in South Africa and the United Kingdom. And most recently, Kenya's President William Ruto appointed Mwaura to Head the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Disability Rights in the his Executive Office, opening a new chapter in his public-service career. He spoke to us

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