Raila sister, CAS nominees among Ruto picks for envoy jobs

Opposition chief Raila Odinga’s relative is on the list of ambassadorial nominees President William Ruto made on Friday.

Akinyi Walkowa Odinga,  a stepsister of the Azimio boss, was appointed as Deputy Head of Mission in Los Angeles, USA.

Immediate former Kenya Army Commander Peter Njiru was nominated as the country’s High Commissioner in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Former Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lt General Jonah Mwangi was nominated to serve as ambassador to Iran.

President Ruto also picked a number of CAS nominees for the ambassadorial positions.

Former Kisii Deputy Governor Joash Maangi has been posted as Kenya’s ambassador to Kampala, Uganda.

Maangi had been tipped to serve as CAS in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before the courts annulled the nominations as being unconstitutional. 

Former West Mugirango MP Vincent Kemosi was picked as Kenya's ambassador to Accra, Ghana, while ex-Kisumu Senator Fred Outa was appointed ambassador to Cairo, Egypt.

Kemosi was initially appointed CAS in the Ministry of Trade and Industry while Outa was nominated to the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs.

Former Kericho Senator Christopher Lang'at has been sent to Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

 Former nominated Senator Petronilla Were goes to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ex-director general of the Communication Authority Ezra Chiloba has been handed a new lifeline after President Ruto nominated him Consul General of the Kenyan mission in Los Angeles, USA.

Chiloba resigned on October 19 lasst year.

The secretary general of the East African Community Peter Mathuki is named as ambassador to Moscow, Russia.

Other nominees include High Commissioners Catherine Karemu (UK), Lilian Tomitom (Zambia) and Caroline Kamende (Canada).

Others are Prof Anne Kisaka (Senegal), Timothy Kaluma (Algeria), Jessica Muthoni (Morocco), Halima Yussuf (Netherlands), David Kerich (Washington DC, USA), Everlyne Mwenda (Cuba) andMoi Lemoshira (Japan).

Also in the list of nominees are Kenneth Milimo (UAE), Abdi Korio (Oman), Gertrude Angote (UNEP), Grace Okara (UN Habitat), Fancy Too (Switzerland) and Erastus Lokaale (UN, New York).

Other new appointees as deputy heads of mission are Suleiman Roba (Uganda), Sunya Morongei (South Africa), Joseph Waweru (UK), Rose Sumbeiywo (Italy), Kipkosgei Toroitich (Australia), Christopher Kirigua (Washington DC), Peris Kariuki (Brazil), John Chessoni (Israel) and Saadia Salim (Saudi Arabia).

New consuls-general include Charles Keiru (DRC), Aden Mohamud (Saudi Arabia) and David Lokemer (UAE)

Philip Thigo was named special envoy on technology.

The President also made nominations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters including Beatrice Karago (director Americas and Carribean), Julius Bargoret (UNON), Jane Makori (deputy director  Asia and the Pacific) and Jospeh Masila (director economic affairs and commercial diplomacy).