List of secretaries general of the East African Community explained

Post:Secretary-General
Body:the
East African Community
Insignia:Emblem of East African Community.svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the East African Community
Incumbent:Veronica Nduva
Incumbentsince:7 June 2024
Department:East African Community
East African Community Secretariat
Residence:Arusha, Tanzania
Termlength:5 years
Formation:July 2000
Inaugural:Francis Muthaura
Deputy:Deputy Secretary-General

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.

List of secretaries-general

PresidentNationalityTerm of office
PortraitName(Birth–Death)Took officeLeft officeDuration
1Francis Muthaura(1946–)July 20005 April 2001[2]
2Amanya Mushega(1946–)5 April 20014 April 2006[3]
3Juma Mwapachu(1942–)4 April 2006 19 April 2011[4]
4Richard Sezibera(1964–)19 April 20112 March 2016[5]
5Libérat Mfumukeko(1964–)2 March 20162 March 2021[6]
6Peter Mathuki(1969–)2 March 20217 June 2024[7]
6Veronica Nduva(1969–)7 June 20241(as of)[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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Secretariat East African Community. www.eac.int. 2016-08-11.
  2. Web site: Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega. Administrator. www.eac.int. 2016-08-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201902/http://www.eac.int/sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=53. 3 March 2016. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega. Administrator. www.eac.int. 2016-08-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201902/http://www.eac.int/sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=53. 3 March 2016. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Amb. Dr. Juma Volter Mwapachu. Administrator. www.eac.int. 2016-08-11.
  5. Web site: Current Secretary General. Mallya. Aileen. www.sg.eac.int. 2016-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20110914050928/http://www.sg.eac.int/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=74. 14 September 2011. dead.
  6. Web site: Amb. Libérat Mfumukeko East African Community. www.eac.int. 2016-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813074944/http://www.eac.int/about/people/mr-liberat-mfumukeko. 13 August 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Peter Mathuki East African Community. www.ktpress.rw. 2021-03-13. https://www.ktpress.rw/2021/02/peter-mathuki-takes-over-from-burundian-mfumukeko-as-eac-secretary-general/. 27 February 2021.
  8. Web site: Veronica Nduva sworn in as EAC Secretary-General . eac.int . 7 June 2024.