Monica Juma
Monica Kathina Juma CBS, EGH, MBS (born 26 September 1963) is a Kenyan diplomat who currently serves as National Security Advisor to President William Ruto.[1] She previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the cabinet of President Uhuru Kenyatta.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Juma studied at the University of Nairobi for her Bachelors of Arts in Government & Public Administration and Masters of Arts in Government & Public Administration and University of Oxford, Certificate in Refugee Studies and where she also attained her Doctorate of Philosophy in Politics.
Diplomatic career
[edit]Juma has a long career in the diplomatic service, having served as Kenya's concurrent ambassador to Ethiopia, Djibouti, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, based out of Addis Ababa.[4] On 27 June 2013, she was sworn in as the Principal Secretary, in the Kenya Ministry of Defence, serving in that capacity until she was moved to the Kenya Ministry of the Interior, as Principal Secretary.[4][5]
Political career
[edit]Juma served as the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between January 2016 and February 2018.[6]
She served as the Principal Secretary in the State Department of Interior, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.
Prior to serving in the Ministry of Interior, Juma served as the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.[7][8]
On 23 May 2024, Juma was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of President William Ruto at the White House.[9]
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Other activities
[edit]Juma is a senior research fellow in the Department of Political Science, at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the African Centre for Strategic Studies of the National Defense University, in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America. She has written and published extensively on the subjects of her specialization.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "President Ruto Retains Monica Juma In New Cabinet Appointments". Capital News. 27 September 2022.
- ^ "UoN Digital Repository Home". erepository.uonbi.ac.ke. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Duncan Miriri and Omar Mohammed (14 January 2020), Kenya's president reshuffles cabinet amid rift with deputy president Reuters.
- ^ a b c Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2016). "Ambassador Monica Juma, DPhil, CBS, Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Nairobi: Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Kenya Ministry of Defence (2014). "Ambassador Dr. Monica Juma, MBS, Principal Secretary Ministry of Defence, Kenya". Nairobi: Kenya Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "FORMER MINISTERS – FOREIGN AFFAIRS | KENYA". Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Our History – Ministry of Defence – Kenya". mod.go.ke. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Duncan Miriri (August 2014), Kenyan intelligence boss, under fire over Islamist attacks, quits Reuters.
- ^ Kim, Minho (23 May 2024). "The Full Guest List for Biden's State Dinner With Kenya". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- Delegation from Kenya composed of Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Dr. Monica Juma, Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji, Attorney General Paul Kihara, Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti and the director of Asset Recovery Agency returns Gold to Tanzania
- EAC Secretary General Amb Liberat Mfumukeko paid a courtesy call on the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Kenya, Hon. Monica Juma on 13 September 2019
- Kenya will be re-affirming its commitment to global multilateralism during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at a time when the global community is facing uncertainty on key issues such as climate change.
External links
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- Website of the Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Monica Juma, the brain behind Kenya's Kenyatta
- JUMA: Africans without visa will not be turned away upon arriving in Kenya As at 24 February 2018.
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- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Female defence ministers
- Female foreign ministers
- Foreign ministers of Kenya
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- 21st-century Kenyan women politicians
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- National Defense University faculty
- University of Nairobi alumni
- Women government ministers of Kenya
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