Parliament clears President Ruto’s nine envoys for ambassadorial, consular posts
The approvals follow recommendations by the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee, which vetted the candidates and declared them fit to serve.
The National Assembly has endorsed nine nominees to represent Kenya in foreign capitals, clearing the way for their formal appointment as ambassadors, high commissioners and consuls-general.
The approvals follow recommendations by the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee, which vetted the candidates and declared them fit to serve.
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The decision came after the Committee adopted a report recommending all nominees, stating they possess the necessary academic credentials, professional experience and personal integrity to effectively promote Kenya’s interests abroad.
The approved nominees are Namibia High Commissioner Florence Chepngetich Bore, Turkey Ambassador Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri, Thailand Ambassador Lucy Kiruthu, Burundi Ambassador Henry Wambuma, Indonesia Ambassador Abdirashid Salat Abdille, Saudi Arabia Ambassador Joseph Musyoka Masila, Austria Ambassador Edwin Afande, Dubai Consul-General Jayne Jepkorir Toroitich and Goma Consul-General Judy Kiaria Nkumiri.
Last month, President William Ruto nominated former Labour CS Florence Bore to serve as Kenya’s ambassador to Windhoek, Namibia, as part of broader Foreign Service appointments and redeployments. State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said the President made the changes across the Service to “optimise performance and enhance service delivery.”
Bore, dropped from the Cabinet following the 2024 Gen Z protests, began her political career in 2012 after resigning as a teacher and contesting the Kericho County Woman Representative seat unsuccessfully. She later worked as Director of Education in charge of Vocational Training in Bomet County until 2015, and also served as a board member at the Geothermal Development Company, overseeing the Human Resource Committee.
She successfully contested the Kericho Woman Representative seat in 2017 and served until 2022, during which she was part of committees on Welfare, Facilities, Sports, Tourism and Culture, and Budgetary Appropriation.
President Ruto’s realignment of the Foreign Service, which includes 20 diplomats deployed to strategic missions across Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America, aligns with the administration’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). The action highlights the President’s commitment to optimising Kenya’s international representation and strengthening diplomatic performance.
Under Article 132 (2)(e) of the Constitution, the President submitted the nominations for parliamentary approval, paving the way for the nominees to officially assume their roles in Kenya’s foreign missions.
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