Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

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High Commissioner of Kenya to the United Kingdom
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Incumbent
Manoah Esipisu
since November 14, 2018
Inaugural holder Josephat Karanja
Formation1963

The Kenyan high commissioner in London is the official representative of the government in Nairobi to the government of the United Kingdom.

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Commissioned High Commissioner Observations President of Kenya Term end
1963 Josephat Karanja [1] Jomo Kenyatta 1970
1970 Ngethe Njoroge Ng'ethe Njoroge was appointed Kenya's high commissioner in London. Njoroge was the brother of Njoroge Mungai, the minister for foreign affairs, and a relative of Kenyatta. [2] 1978
1978 Shadrack Kimalel Daniel arap Moi 1981
1981 Bethwel Kiplagal 1983
1983 Benjamin Kipkulei 1986
1986 Sally Kosgei 1991
1991 Simon Bullut 1992
1992 Josephat Ruto
1997 Mwanyengela Ngali [3]
2000 Nancy Kirui
2005 Joseph Muchemi Mwai Kibaki
2009 Ephraim Ngare
2014 Lazarus Ombai Amayo 1999-2004 he was high commissioner to India [4] [5] [6] Uhuru Kenyatta 2018
2018Manoah Esipisu

51°31′15″N0°08′44″W / 51.520794°N 0.145450°W / 51.520794; -0.145450

Source: [7] [8] [9]

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  2. Diplomatic Directory. Kenya. Protocol Department. 1972.
  3. Mwanyengela Ngali
  4. Lazarus Ombai Amayo
  5. Heads of Mission. Kenya
  6. Lazarus Ombai Amayo
  7. Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard). 5 October 1993. p. 1819.
  8. Steinberg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1964-65: The One-Volume Encyclopedia of all nations. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 550. ISBN   978-0-230-27093-0.
  9. Former High Commissioners