Sunkari Kabba-Kamara (born May 29, 1969) is a

Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

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and the current

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of the city of

Makeni Makeni is the largest city in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District, and is the economic center of the Northern Province. Makeni is the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone by population. The city of M ...

Political career

In surprising fashion, she defeated the

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Mayor of Makeni,

Moses Musa Sesay Moses Sesay is the current Mayor of the City of Makeni in the Bombali district of Northern Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberi ...

, in a landslide victory in the APC primary election held on September 2, 2012 in Makeni. She was victorious, winning 86.95% of the vote over her main opponent, Abu A. Koroma, of the

Sierra Leone People's Party The Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with its main political rival the All People's Congress (APC). It has been the ruling party in Sierra Leone since April 4, 2018. The SLPP do ...

(SLPP) in the 2012 Makeni Mayoral election.

Personal life

Sunkari Kabba-Kamara is a native of

Bombali District Bombali is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Makeni, which is also the largest city in the north. The Bombali district is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Bombali is one of the larg ...

in Northern Sierra Leone, and a member of the Mandingo

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References

External links

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