Talib Ahmed Bensouda (born in 1986) is a Gambian politician who has served as the mayor of the Kanfing Municipal Council (KMC) since May 2018.[1][2] He is a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and has won re-election in 2023.[3]
Talib Ahmed Bensouda was born in 1986 in Bakau. His Father is Ahmed Bensouda,former Permanent Secretary in Dawda Jawara's regime and his mother is Amie Bensouda.[4] Talib attended Marina International School and graduated in 2003 upon completion of his IGCS. He later moved to Hamilton,Canada where he studied for a college diploma,and then moved to the city of Mississauga,where he enrolled in the University of Toronto to earn his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Communications Technology in 2007.[1] He also completed his Insurance Foundation Diploma from the West African Insurance Institute in 2012.[4]
Career
Talib Ahmed Bensouda worked as an insurance salesperson with Gray Power Insurance in Canada. He also worked with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?,a junk collection company that sells recycling to Toronto Waste Management Company,as a sales lead.[5][6] In 2010 he returned to the Gambia and was employed by Takaful Gambia Limited,an Islamic Insurance Institute as a marketing manager where he served as marketing manager until 2013.[6] Between 2013 and 2018,Bensouda was engaged in various entrepreneurial ventures and community initiatives.[1]
Mayor of KMC
Talib Ahmed Bansouda,Mayor of KMC
Talib Ahmed Bensouda was first elected as the mayor of KMC in 2018. He contested under the United Democratic Party,[7] and received 29,325 votes. His closest rival Rambo Jattan of the APRC got 17,392.[8] Since his election in 2018,as mayor of KMC.[9]
Under Mayor Bensouda's leadership,the KMC launched the flagship Mbalit Project. The project reintroduce regular residential and commercial waste collection and operates a fleet of 24 new garbage trucks.[10] The Council also implemented a Zero Waste strategy,fenced the Bakoteh dumpsite,and distributed hundreds of dustbins.[11]
Re-election
Bensouda was reelected as the mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council on 20 May 2023 in the 2023 Gambian local elections.[12] He secured 56,094 votes while his closest rival National People's Party's Bakary Y Badjie got 42,432 and independent candidate Pa Modou Mbowe got 5,092 votes.[13]
Honours and recognition
Bensouda was honored by the Soninkara Youth Community in New York for his public service.[14] In 2024,he was selected for France's PIPA (Future Leaders Invitation Programme).[15]
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