by EMMANUEL WANJALA
Thursday October 5, 2023
President William Ruto has nominated and redeployed Ambassadors and High Commissioners in changes announced Wednesday evening.
The reshuffle which was initiated in line with Article 132 (2)(e) of the Constitution saw Willy Betty moved from India to Beijing as the new High Commissioner in China.
Ambassador Betty Chebet has been sent to the Kenyan Embassy in France while Stella Orina has been reassigned to the embassy in Berlin, Germany.
Ambassador Tabu Irina has been moved to Dublin Ireland, George Morara to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia while Philip Mudian has been sent to Maputo, Zanzibar.
Issac Parashina has been sent to Abuja, Nigeria, Fredrick Musambili to Rome, Italy and Angeline Kavindu has been stationed in Stockholm, Sweden.
High commissioners moved include Jane Wairimu (Pretoria, South Africa); Col Rtd Shem Amadi (Kinshasa, DRC); Sabdio Dido (Gaborone, Botswana); Jeremy Nyamasyo (Juba, South Sudan); Jeremy Laibuttah (Khartoum, Sudan); George Macgoye (Djibouti) and Joyce Khasimwa (Luanda, Angola).
Others are Janet Mwawasi (Kigali, Rwanda); Kiringo Kubai (Mogadishu, Somalia); Mercy Mueni (Arusha, Tanzania); Abdi Weli (Hargeisa, Somalia); Fouzia Abdirahman (Bern, Switzerland); Sharon Ole Sein (Mdrid, Spain); Maurice Makoloo (Vienna, Austria); and Prof Peter Ngure has been redeployed as the new head of mission, UNESCO in Paris, France.
Other envoys affected in the reshuffle include Peter Munyiri who now becomes the new High Commissioner to New Delhi, India, Emmy Jerono (Seoul, South Korea); John Ekitela (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia); Wilson Kogo (Canberra, Australia); Mohamed Ramadhan (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia); Lt Gen Albert Kendagor (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Mohamed Nor Adan (Doha, Qatar).
In the same breath, Ruto made 14 appointments for office holders as deputy ambassadors.
They include James Waweru (Geneva, Switzerland); Kasera Achayo (Paris, France); Edwin Afande (London, UK); Valerie Rugene (Berlin, Germany); Irene Maswan (Moscow, Russia); and Daniel Cheruiyot,(Brussels, Belgium).
Others are Anthony Mayo (The Hague, Netherlands); Jane Khasoa (UNESCO, Paris); Moni Manyange (Ottawa, Canada); Terry Ramadhani (New Delhi, India); Lynette Mwendwa (Beijing, China); Jackline Moraa (Seoul, South Korea); Arthur Andambi (Tokyo, Japan) and Daniel Mumina (Dubai, UAE).
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said the changes take effect immediately.