President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed 24 new Ambassadors and High Commissioners as Heads of Kenya missions abroad.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the President had also appointed 7 new Ambassadors who will serve as Deputy Heads of Mission and 4 officials to the post of Consul-General.
Some of the notable names on the list of appointments made 108 days to the General Election is former ICT Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo and Nyeri Deputy Governor Dr. Caroline Karugu who have been appointed as Kenyan Ambassadors to Belgium and Denmark respectively.
National Assembly Clerk Michael Sialai has also been appointed as Kenya’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia.
Also on the list is BBI Secretariat Co-Chair Dennis Waweru who will serve as Kenya’s Consulate-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Thomas Kwaka Omolo popularly known as Big Ted who will serve in the same position in Los Angeles, USA.
Here is the full list of the appointments:
The newly appointed Ambasmdom and High Commissioners (Heads of Mission) are:
1. Mr. Clement Nzomo – Ambassador of the Republic of Angola
2. Ms Mary Mogwanja – Ambassador to the Republic of Austria
3. Prof. Bitage Ndemo – Ambassador to the Kingdome of Belgium
4. Ms Muthoni Gichohi – Ambassador to the Peoples Republic of
5. Amb. Gathoga Chege – Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba
6. Dr. Caroline Wanjiru Karugu – Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark
7. Amb. Salim Salim Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti
8. Maj Gen A.G. Matiiri – Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt
9. Amb. Galma Baru – Ambassador to Me Republic of Indonesia
10. Amb. Paul Ndung’u – Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique
11. Mr. Michael Sialai – High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia
12. Maj Gen Andrew Ikenye – High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria
13. Ms Margaret Shave – Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
14. Ms Amina Abdalla – Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman
15. Amb. Nyambura Kamau – High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
16. Mr. Boniface N Mwilu – Ambassador to the State of Qatar
17. Amb. Diana Kiambuthi – High Commissioner to the Republic of Rwanda
18. Amb. Michael Oyugi – Ambassador to the Kingdom or Spain
19. Maj Gn (Rtd) Thomas Chepkuto – Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia
20. Amb. Isaac Njenga – High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania
21. Mr. Leonard Boiyo – Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey
22. Maj Gen(Rtd) George Owinow – High Commissioner to the Republic of Uganda
23. Prof Richard Bosire – Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
24. Maj Gen (Rtd) Charles Gituai – Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the Inter-Government Authority for Development (IGAD)
The Newly appointed Ambassadors and Deputy Heads of Missions are:
1. Ms Hariet Nduma- Kenya Embassy Vienna, Austria
2. Mr Dennis Makobu -Kenya Embassy Brussels, Begium
3. Mr Edwin Afande – Kenya Embassy Beijing, China
4. Mr George Kwanya – Kenya Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
5. Mr Sammy Nyule Ngumbao – Kenya Embassy Tokyo
6. Ms KJane Sirindi Githinji- Kenya Embassy Mosco, Russia
The Consuls-General are:
1. Mr Dennis Mburu-Kenya Consulate Arusha, Tanzania
2. Dennis Waweru – Kenya Consulate Goma, Democaratic Republic of Congo
3. Benson Mwaliko – Kenya Consulate Hargesia, Somaliland
4. Tomas Kwaka Omolo – Kenya Consulate United States of America
The Ambassador and special Envoy for Maritime na and Blue Economy is Mrs Nancy Karigithu
The Foreign Service Officers promoted to the rank of Ambassadors at the Ministry’s Headquarters are:
1. Mr Fredrick Matwang’a
2. Mr Phillip Githiora
3. Ms Betty Cherwon
4. Mrs Angeline Musili
5. Ms Peris Kariuki
6. Mr Yabesh Monari
