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Anthony Samba Buluma (born 11 November 1987) is a Kenyan Politician and has been serving as Executive Director for Kenya Young Parliamentarian Association since 2013.

Early life & Career
Anthony Samba was born in Busia County as the 9th born in the family and had nine other siblings. He grew up in western Kenya before his parents moved to Nairobi County in the 90s. Samba attended Jamhuri Highschool and sat his Kenya Certificate Secondary Education in 2006. After his O-levels, he joined United States International University where he pursued a bachelor's Degree in International Relations and a Masters's Degree in the same.

Children's Cabinet
Anthony Samba’s interest in politics began when he was 14 years old. While pursuing his primary education, he joined Kenya’s Children's Cabinet, where he started as a minister and was part of the children’s advocates lobbying for the rights of Children and successfully lobbied for the enactment of the Children’s act of 2001. Mr. Samba served for five years before becoming President of the Children’s Parliament in 2006.

While serving as President of the cabinet, he lobbied for the establishment of the Students parliament currently being implemented in schools. In his reign, the children's parliament also lobbied for the establishment of the Children’s desk in all police stations to look out for the interests of children.

Great Debaters Contest
After finishing his O levels, Samba Buluma started the Great Debaters Contest, a debating TV show seeking to drive conversations about factors affecting young people. Which also provided a forum for them to intellectually tackle matters of national, continental, and global importance. Samba Buluma Co-produced the show with Julie Gichuru, a media personality formerly working at Citizen Television. The show had over 100 participating schools across Kenya aired on Citizen Television

World Youth Parliament
In 2009, Anthony Samba Buluma joined the World Youth Parliament and was elected speaker where he served for one year.

Youth Senate
He then founded the youth senate, in response to the new constitution. Upon its enactment, the youth senate was created to mirror the senate of Kenya. This was with the aim to facilitate an opportunity for young people to engage meaningfully in devolution. During his reign, the Youth Senate lobbied for the Youth Advisory Council in all 47 counties.

The Youth Advisory Council seeks to harness and advocate for the Youth voice to inform government policy and legislation, and to regulate and coordinate Youth activities and initiatives, for Youth empowerment, inclusion, and participation in all spheres of life. Samba served as the founding president and served from 2010 all the way to 2013.

MCA Aspirant Komarock & Nambale
In his political pursuit, Mr. Buluma vied for Member Of the County Assembly (MCA) Komarock Ward In 2012 on a Narc ticket and was position three in the 2013 General Election Results. Buluma Samba also Vied for MP, Nambale Constituency, Busia County in 2021 where he also clinched third place

Kenya Young Parliamentarian Association
After losing the election in 2013, Samba Buluma applied for an opportunity to work with Parliamentarians and he was invited to set up the Secretariat for Kenya Young Parliamentarian Association and the entire institutionalization of the Caucus. Anthony Samba Buluma was then elected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) a position he still holds to date.

Achievements by KYPA
Anthony Buluma has seen the establishment of a secretariat that has helped in realizing objectives, workstreams, timeframes, and budgets among other key roles. He has grown the association from no grants to grants worth over $100 million that have financed bills and programs and cushioned the association.

Since 2013, KYPA has Launched 2 strategic plans that have opened up cooperation between the KYPA and the youth organizations to establish close ties in working procedures. The association is credited in Parliament to have sponsored the highest pieces of legislation with 21 legislations recorded in the 11th Parliament and 27 legislations in the 12th parliament. In collaboration with the members of KYPA, Mr. Samba has seen hundreds of young people appointed to government parastatals directly and indirectly. KYPA has also availed opportunities for young people in every constituency in Kenya to experience parliament, by having a day in the August house sitting as MPs and debating. KYPA has also launched programs such as Climate Action Guide,Youth Engagement Framework

Caucus For Young MCAs
In his capacity as a leader in the Kenya Young Parliamentarian Association, Buluma led in forming the KYMCA in 2014 where he was the interim head. This was to ensure the establishment of an institutional framework for Young Members of the County Assembly.

Africa Young Parliamentarian Network
The KYPA Executive Director, Anthony Buluma is the current Regional Director of the Africa Young Parliamentarian Network that operates across 18 African Countries. Established in 2021, AYP Network, a Platform meant to assist Young Parliamentarians in Promoting the Rule of Law and spearheading a common Youth Agenda within the Continent.

Personal Life
Mr. Samba is also involved in governmental duties such as representing Kenya in key delegations and international conventions such as CORP 19, he has also been part of the Kenyan Government's delegation to Russia that comprised the speaker to the senate, selected senators, and himself them. Anthony Buluma Samba is a personate youth champion in Kenya who loves interacting with the young in order to pick their minds, mentor, and usher them into their various political calls. He is husband to one wife. He is into reading political inspiration books, Swimming, and playing Rugby, basketball, and golf enthusiast.