Ruto nominates ex-CS Florence Bore as Namibia envoy in fresh diplomatic changes
President William Ruto on Friday announced a fresh round of nominations and redeployments affecting 21 postings in Kenya’s Foreign Service.
State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, in a statement, described the changes as a realignment aimed at “optimising performance and enhancing service delivery” under the president’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
The shake-up affects 21 diplomatic postings across Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America, underscoring Dr Ruto’s push to retool Kenya’s foreign policy machinery to match his economic agenda and growing global engagements.
Among the high-profile appointments is former Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Florence Chepngetich Bore, who has been nominated as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Windhoek, Namibia.
Mr George Morara Orina, formerly Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, has been posted to Dublin, Ireland, while Mr Maurice Odhiambo Makoloo moves from Austria to become Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, replacing Catherine Kirumba Karemu who shifts from London to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Consequently, Mr Edwin Afande takes over from Mr Makoloo as Ambassador to Vienna, Austria, while Mr Lindsay Kiptiness, who completed his term as Ambassador to Bangkok, Thailand, returns to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to head the Asia Affairs Department.
He is succeeded in Bangkok by Ms Lucy Kiruthu, a career diplomat who has been MFA’s Deputy Director General for Political and Diplomatic
Mr Henry Wambuma, acting Chief of Protocol at MFA, becomes Ambassador to Bujumbura, Burundi.
Other notable appointments include Galma Mukhe Boru who has been posted to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing Mr Orina who heads to Dublin, Ireland.
Public Service Commission chairman Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri has been posted to Ankara, Turkey, Abdirashid Salat Abdille to Jakarta, Indonesia, Joseph Musyoka Masila to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Suleiman Ibrahim Roba as Deputy Head of Mission in Riyadh
The President also named three new Consul Generals — Mohamed Ramadhan Ruwange in Arusha, Tanzania; Jayne Jepkorir in Dubai, United Arabs Emirates (UAE), and Judy Kiaria Nkumiri in Goma, DRC.
President Ruto also made changes to Kenya’s Deputy Heads of Mission in various capitals. Mr Mohamed Amin Sheikh Nuh has been posted to Berlin, Germany, while Amb Kipkosgei Toroitich will serve in Kampala, Uganda.
Amb Moni Manyange heads to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Amb. Geoffrey Eyanae Kaituko has been assigned to Ottawa, Canada.
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Amb. Suleiman Ibrahim Roba takes over as Deputy Head of Mission, while Mr David Mwangi Karanja will serve in Seoul, South Korea.
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