List of secretaries general of the East African Community

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Secretary-General of the
East African Community
Secretary-General Veronica Nduva (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Veronica Nduva
since 7 June 2024
East African Community
East African Community Secretariat
Residence Arusha, Tanzania
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Francis Muthaura
FormationJuly 2000
DeputyDeputy Secretary-General
Website www.eac.int/about/leadership-team

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.

Contents

List of secretaries-general

PresidentNationalityTerm of office
№PortraitName

(Birth–Death)

Took officeLeft officeDuration
1 Francis Muthaura 1989 (cropped).jpg Francis Muthaura

(1946–)

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya July 20005 April 20019 Months [2]
2 Amanya Mushega

(1946–)

Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 5 April 20014 April 20065 years [3]
3 Juma Mwapachu Profile shot (cropped).jpg Juma Mwapachu

(1942–2025)

Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 4 April 200619 April 20115 years [4]
4 Dr Richard Sezibera, profile shot (cropped).jpg Richard Sezibera

(1964–)

Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 19 April 20112 March 20165 years [5]
5 Liberat Mfumukeko (cropped).jpg Libérat Mfumukeko

(1964–)

Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2 March 20162 March 20215 years, 0 days [6]
6 Hon Dr Peter Mathuki - EAC Secretary General 1.jpg Peter Mathuki

(1969–)

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2 March 20217 June 20243 years, 97 days [7]
7 Secretary-General Veronica Nduva (cropped).jpg Veronica Nduva

(1969–)

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7 June 2024295 days [8]

Deputy secretary-general

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

References

  1. ↑ "The Secretariat | East African Community". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Administrator. "Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Administrator. "Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Administrator. "Amb. Dr. Juma Volter Mwapachu". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Mallya, Aileen. "Current Secretary General". www.sg.eac.int. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Amb. Libérat Mfumukeko | East African Community". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Peter Mathuki | East African Community". www.ktpress.rw. Retrieved 13 March 2021.{{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  8. ↑ "Veronica Nduva sworn in as EAC Secretary-General". eac.int. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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