List of secretaries general of the East African Community
This is a list of the secretaries-general of the East African Community since the re-established East African Community, after the EAC Treaty 1999 came into force in July 2000.[1] Since then there have been five secretaries-general appointed by the relevant heads of state. Both the secretary-general position and the chairman position is appointed on a rotational basis by the respective partner states. The secretary-general has to be a deputy secretary-general to be appointed and at a time, there are four deputy secretaries in place.
| Secretary-General of the East African Community | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Peter Mathuki since 2 March 2021 | |
| East African Community East African Community Secretariat | |
| Residence | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Francis Muthaura |
| Formation | July 2000 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary-General |
| Website | www |
List of secretaries-general edit
| President | Nationality | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | Francis Muthaura (1946–) | Kenya | July 2000 | 5 April 2001 | 9 Months | [2] | |
| 2 | Amanya Mushega (1946–) | Uganda | 5 April 2001 | 4 April 2006 | 5 years | [3] | |
| 3 | Juma Mwapachu (1942–) | Tanzania | 4 April 2006 | 19 April 2011 | 5 years | [4] | |
| 4 | Richard Sezibera (1964–) | Rwanda | 19 April 2011 | 2 March 2016 | 5 years | [5] | |
| 5 | Libérat Mfumukeko (1964–) | Burundi | 2 March 2016 | 2 March 2021 | 5 years, 0 days | [6] | |
| 6 | Peter Mathuki (1969–) | Kenya | 2 March 2021 | Incumbent (mandate to end 2026) | 3 years, 38 days (as of 9 April 2024) | [7] | |
Deputy secretary-general edit
A deputy secretary-general is appointed by the summit on a three-year term renewable once. Each nation will have one deputy secretary-general except the nation at which the secretary-general hails from.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The Secretariat | East African Community". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. . www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. . www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "Amb. Dr. Juma Volter Mwapachu". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Mallya, Aileen. . www.sg.eac.int. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ . www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Peter Mathuki | East African Community". www.ktpress.rw. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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