Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

top
Esipisu served as President Uhuru Kenyatta's spokesman during his first term in office from 2013 to 2018/FILE/PSCU

Africa

Manoah Esipisu appointed to head Commonwealth Secretariat Board

NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 11 – Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Manoah Esipisu has been appointed Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors at the 54-member Commonwealth Secretariat.

The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations.

It is responsible for facilitating co-operation between members; organising meetings, including the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM); assisting and advising on policy development; and providing assistance to countries in implementing the decisions and policies of the Commonwealth.

The Secretariat has observer status in the United Nations General Assembly.

It is located at Marlborough House in London, the United Kingdom, a former royal residence that was given by Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth.

Esipisu served as President Uhuru Kenyatta’s spokesman during his first term in office from 2013 to 2018.

He vacated the post after he was nominated for the High Commissioner position in 2018, months after Kenyatta’s second term inauguration.

About The Author

Comments
Advertisement

More on Capital News

NATIONAL NEWS

Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 19 – Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha now says Treasury will release Sh1 billion to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)...

Africa

A bill seeking to decriminalise Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia has passed its latest parliamentary stage, known as the second reading. Though...

Africa

Ugandan security forces are on high alert after they said fighters from an Islamic State-linked group entered the country at the weekend. The Allied...

NATIONAL NEWS

In a statement on Tuesday, hours after multiple road crashes across the country left at least eighteen people dead, the lobby termed NTSA leadership...

NATIONAL NEWS

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – An autopsy conducted on NTV journalist Rita Tinina showed that she died of severe pneumonia. According to family spokesperson...

NATIONAL NEWS

President Ruto stated that the government would consider individual circumstances regarding deposit requirements.

CHINA DAILY

BEIJING — China has launched a nationwide crackdown targeting human trafficking crimes involving women and children, deploying a special operation that will run until...

CHINA DAILY

The Boao near-zero carbon demonstration area in Qionghai, South China’s Hainan province, completed construction, achieved self-sustaining electricity consumption and began operation on Monday. A...