Bola A. Akinterinwa Kemi Badenoch is an important name in international life, especially because of the many other names that can be formed from it. ‘Kemi’ is a Yoruba name reserved for a female which can mean ‘look after me,’ ‘pamper me,’ ‘appreciate me,’ or ‘nurse me.
’ Depending on who is looking, pampering, appreciating or nursing, the name can have different prefixes and suffices. We can have ‘Ola and Kemi’ to form ‘Olakemi.’ ‘Olukemi,’ ‘Adekemi,’ Sekemi,’ etc.
are derived in the same manner. In the context of Kemi Badenoch, her ‘Kemi’ is the short form of ‘Olukemi.’ And true, Olukemi is also the shorter version of Oluwakemi, meaning God cares for me, God is my care-taker and protector in various ramifications.
This name is etymologically Nigerian, especially in light of the fact that her other names are Olufunto Adegoke. This simply and undoubtedly means that she is a Nigerian by the principle of ius sanguinis, that is, by blood descent or heritage in international law. Besides, going by Nigeria’s constitutional law, Kemi Badenoch is, without any whiff of doubt, a Nigerian by blood descent.
Kemi Olufunto married Hamish Badenoch in 2012 who was born in Wimbledon and educated not only in Ampleforth where he was not only head monitor, but also at the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College. Hamish became a notable investment banker but gave up the career to support the political career of Kemi, his wife. Even though his na.
