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
ResidenceArusha, Tanzania
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderFrancis Muthaura
FormationJuly 2000
DeputyDeputy Secretary-General
Websitewww.eac.int/about/leadership-team

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)

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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

  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)

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