President William Ruto has announced a fresh round of nominations and redeployments in Kenya’s Foreign Service, in what State House described as a move to optimise performance and enhance service delivery under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
In an Executive Action carried out on Friday, the President realigned several ambassadorial, high commissioner, and consul general postings.
Among the key appointments, Amb. Galma Mukhe Boru who has been nominated to head Kenya’s mission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Amb. Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri to Ankara, Turkey, Amb. Lucy Kiruthu to Bangkok, Thailand and Mr. Henry Wambuma to Bujumbura, Burundi.
Other postings include Amb. Catherine Kirumba Karemu to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Amb. George Morara Orina to Dublin, Ireland; Mr. Abdirashid Salat Abdille to Jakarta, Indonesia; Amb. Maurice Odhiambo Makoloo to London, UK; and Amb. Joseph Musyoka Masila to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The list also features appointments to Vienna, Windhoek, Arusha, Dubai, Goma, and several deputy head of mission roles in Berlin, Kampala, Kinshasa, Ottawa, Riyadh and Seoul. The nominations have been forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.