President William Ruto has nominated and redeployed envoys within Kenya’s Foreign Service in a bid to enhance performance and improve service delivery.
The newly nominated ambassadors, high commissioners, consuls general, and deputy heads of mission will serve in key diplomatic missions in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.
In an executive action carried out on Friday, the President stated that the changes align with his administration’s manifesto under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
In a press statement dated Friday, August 15, 2025, it stated that in accordance with Article 132 (2) of the Constitution, the President has nominated and redeployed the following Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul Generals as follows.
Cluster of High Commissioners and Ambassador nominees’ names and their re-deployment stations in the foreign service include Amb. Galma Mukhe Boru (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Amb. Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri (Ankara, Turkey), Amb. Lucy Kiruthu (Bangkok, Thailand), Mr. Henry Wambuma (Bujumbura, Burundi), Amb. Catherine Kirumba Karemu (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), Amb. George Morara Orina (Dublin, Ireland), Mr. Abdirashid Salat Abdille (Jakarta, Indonesia), Amb. Maurice Odhiambo Makoloo (London, United Kingdom) Amb. Joseph Musyoka Masila (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Amb. Edwin Afande (Vienna, Austria) and Hon. Florence Chepngetich Bore (Windhoek, Namibia).
Cluster of Consul Generals nominees’ names and their re-deployment stations are as follows: Amb. Mohamed Ramadhan Ruwange (Arusha, Tanzania), Ms. Jayne Jepkorir (Dubai, UAE) and Ms. Judy Kiaria Nkumiri (Goma, DRC).
Cluster of Deputy Heads of Mission nominees’ names and their redeployment stations include Mr. Mohamed Amin Sheikh Nuh (Berlin, Germany), Amb. Kipkosgei Toroitich (Kampala, Uganda), Amb. Moni Manyange (Kinshasa, DRC), Amb. Geoffrey Eyanae Kaituko(Ottawa, Canada), Amb. Suleiman Ibrahim Roba (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Mr. David Mwangi Karanja (Seoul, Korea).
According to the statement, President Ruto has submitted the applicable nominations for Foreign Service appointments to the National Assembly for consideration and approval, in accordance with the Constitution.
