Sabrina Jefwa: Meet 25-Year-Old PhD Holder Earning KSh 242,550 As Kenya’s Youngest County Minister

At just 24, Dr Sabrina Jefwa made history on December 15, 2025, when she was sworn in as a County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in Lamu County.She became one of Kenya’s youngest county ministers under the 2010 Constitution.Jefwa was appointed by Lamu Governor Issa Timamy as Lamu‘s CECM for Fisheries, Blue Economy, Livestock and Cooperative Development.