The 42-year-old Hodgen Mainda, who first moved to the US in 2008 as a rugby player becomes the first Kenyan to hold such a position in the State of Tennessee, after working in government relations and business development roles in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Hodgen Mainda mwenye umri wa miaka 42, ambaye alihamia Marekani kwa mara ya kwanza mwaka wa 2008 kama mchezaji wa raga anakuwa Mkenya wa kwanza kushikilia wadhifa kama huo katika Jimbo la Tennessee, baada ya kufanya kazi katika uhusiano wa serikali na majukumu ya kukuza biashara huko Nashville, Knoxville na. Chattanooga.