Francine Muyumba: Meet the fierce DRC Senator who slammed DP Ruto

She startled internet users after firing back at Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto over remarks he made about the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday.

DP Ruto was giving an example of how dairy commodities from Kenya are in high demand in both regional and international markets, when he made a statement that implied that the DRC has no cows.

"...Na tuko na soko kuanzia hapa DRC hao wako na 90 million people na hawana hata ng'ombe moja," DP Ruto said.

She came out guns blazing chastising the DP, labelling the remarks as insulting, and further urging him to take back the utterances.

“Mr. Vice Preisident William Ruto, this is really unacceptable, with all due respect there is a need to withdraw this statement. If #DRC did not have a single cow how could Kenya sign economic deals with DRC. EquityBCDC is currently making money in Congo, this an insult,” she tweeted.

Sparking off mixed reactions, tweeps and Instagram users were tossed into a bogglement, wondering 'who is this hitting out at Kenya's Deputy President?'

She is a Senator in the Central African nation, and her mighty name is Francine Furaha Muyumba.

Joining the Senate in 2019, 34-year-old politician and activist Muyumba was one of the youngest people elected to the House then. 

Prior to the position, she served as the president of the Panafrican Youth Union (PYU), the official youth body of the African Union, from November 2015 to April 2019.

While serving there she was lauded both locally and globally in her role, for youth entrepreneurship and youth job creation to support peace and stability on the African continent. 

Also, in her role as president of the PYU, Muyumba increased collaboration and goal-setting with international bodies and the African Union through her work with African Union.

She graduated from the University of Namibia in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts honors degree. 

Muyumba is also a wife, mother of two; namely 'E&V', as she identifies them on her twitter profile.