Booker Omole
Booker Omole | |
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| General Secretary of the Communist Party Marxist – Kenya | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
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| Party | Communist Party Marxist - Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi, Faculty of Engineering |
Booker Ngesa Omole is a Kenyan political activist serving as the general secretary of the Communist Party Marxist – Kenya (CPMK), a position he assumed following the transition of the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) into the CPMK. Omole was earlier the National Vice Chairperson of CPK, where he influenced the party's evolution and ideological direction.
While serving as General Secretary of the CPMK, Omole has survived a series of violent incidents. On January 11, 2025, he was attacked when 8 armed assailants broke into his home. The Communist Party of Kenya blamed rogue forces linked to the government, but the state police forces denied involvement. Omole's car was also strafed with bullets in April 2025 while carrying Omole and other activists.
In February 2026 Omole was arrested and assaulted by plains-clothes police officers, his hand and arm wounded, and he was initially denied legal counsel. Omole has been kept in reportedly filthy conditions, denied bail, and charged with terrorism, with little comment in the Kenyan press.