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Dr Josephine Ojiambo has been appointed as deputy secretary-general
(political) at the Commonwealth secretariat. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA
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By EVELYN SITUMA, esituma@ke.nationmedia.com
In Summary
- Her appointment takes effect from January 5, 2015.
A Kenyan has been appointed as deputy secretary-general (political) at the Commonwealth secretariat.
Dr Josephine Ojiambo, daughter to politician and scholar
Professor Julia Ojiambo, will manage the political, human rights, rule
of law and communications docket at the secretariat.
“Dr Ojiambo comes to the Commonwealth Secretariat
from the United Nations Population Fund where she has been serving as
Chief of the Executive Board and External Relations Branch with
responsibility for intergovernmental relations, and also for building
strategic relations with United Nations (UN) agencies, civil society and
the private sector,” read a statement from Commonwealth.
Her appointment takes effect from January 5, 2015.
Ms Ojiambo has previously served as the ambassador
and deputy permanent representative of Kenya to UN. Her diplomatic
experience runs a span of 25 years in the public, private and non-profit
sectors.
“I’m delighted to welcome Josephine Ojiambo. She
will bring to the Secretariat and the Commonwealth a strong track record
in leadership, strategic and operational management and an impressive
versatility of high level experience and skills appropriate for the
position,” said Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth secretary-general.
Commonwealth is an intergovernmental organisation
formerly constituting of British colonial territories. Its secretariat
helps in advising partner states on policy development and formulating
decisions among other diplomacy roles.
Ms Ojiambo becomes the second Kenyan this year to
be picked to a high position. Recently, Carole Wainaina was appointed as
assistant secretary-general for Human Resources Management, Department
of Management by the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.
Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, another Kenyan, is the secretary-general of United Nations conference on trade and development (UNCTAD).
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