British High Commissioner to Nairobi, Jane Marriott. PHOTO | COURTESY 
Summary
- The new British High Commissioner to Nairobi, Jane Marriott, Tuesday presented her credentials to President Uhuru Kenyatta marking the official change of guard in the Nairobi diplomatic post.
- Ms Marriott, the first female British envoy to Kenya, was picked to succeed Nic Hailey whose five-year tenure ended in June.
The new British High Commissioner to Nairobi, Jane Marriott,
Tuesday presented her credentials to President Uhuru Kenyatta marking
the official change of guard in the Nairobi diplomatic post.
Ms Marriott, the first female British envoy to Kenya, was picked to succeed Nic Hailey whose five-year tenure ended in June.
Her
appointment comes as the two countries step up efforts to fight
corruption with Britain saying that corrupt Kenyans and State officials
face possible asset seizures and future travel restrictions to the
European country.
“We stand today as two vibrant and
modern countries, crucial to the success of our respective regions and
with important roles in the Commonwealth and in supporting the
rules-based international system,” Ms Marriott said yesterday when she
presented her credentials.
The UK last year agreed to
fund expansion of the counter improvised explosive device training
facility at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi set to be
completed in November next year.
Prior to her posting to Nairobi, she headed UK’s Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit-State agency.
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