*Kenya cabinet secretary for Tourism Peninah Malonza is reportedly in talks with the Oscar award winner Lupita Nyong’o to serve as the country’s tourism ambassador.
“I have been trying to reach out to Lupita and I think we’re at some engagement and I believe soon she will come on board to market Kenya. We’re also going a notch higher to reach out to influencers and heroes like Eliud Kipchoge, one of our influencers,” she explained on Citizen TV on Wednesday, according to Kelebrity.com.
Malonza said her ministry is also reaching out to Kenyan influencers to help promote the country to their followers locally and internationally.
“We have moved into recruiting tourism ambassadors. We’ve realized that there is a high younger generation and therefore we’re reaching them through the young ambassadors, the miss tourism, miss world and whoever is out there we can call an influencer,” she said.
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“We’re also going a notch higher to reach out to influencers and heroes like Eliud Kipchoge, one of our influencers.”
In related news, Nyong’o is currently filming “A Quiet Place: Day One,” the upcoming spinoff film based on 2018’s “A Quiet Place” and its 2021 sequel “A Quiet Place Part II.”
John Krasinski, the creator of the horror franchise, recently shared behind-the-scenes photos from the set featuring Nyong’o and director Michael Sarnoski.
“Requisite photo of slate on day 1… this time with a twist! So honored to be there [on] day 1 of A Quiet Place: Day One with the maestro Michael Sarnoski and legendary Lupita Nyong’o,” Krasinski wrote on Instagram. “Cannot wait to see what magic they conjure in this one!”
Meanwhile, Lupita recently shared an adorable video of her boyfriend helping to remove her hair extensions — watch below:
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