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This is why I'm hot- Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala

Tourism CS Najib Balala

Is Tourism CS Najib Balala the coolest cabinet secretary in the Jubilee government? Balala wakes up at 5am every day. I know because in booking our appointment he insisted on an early-morning meeting.
It is the eve of World Tourism Day when we meet at his Teleposta office. He is sharply dressed complete with an Ankara bowtie!

I ask him about his new style.
"I have revamped my look to be fresh and fun," he explains.
He is chatty this morning partly because he just celebrated his 49th birthday.
"I am 49 years old, it is so fantastic!" he says, beaming.
I must be forgiven for having thought him much younger and I tell him as much. Honestly, he looks 10 years younger. What's his secret?
"Nothing," he says, laughing out loud, "I am just happy!"
Surely he must have had a few procedures here and there, I prod.
"None... I just dyed my hair, the rest is just good diet and exercise," he insists.

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