List of secretaries general of the East African Community
| Secretary-General of the East African Community | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent since 2 March 2016Libérat Mfumukeko | |
| East African Community East African Community Secretariat | |
| Residence | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Francis Muthaura |
| Formation | July 2000 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary-Generals |
| Website | www |
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 secretary generals 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 generals in place.
List of Secretaries-Generals
| 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] | |
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|
Juma Mwapachu
(1942–) |
 Tanzania
|
4 April 2006 | 19 April 2011 | 5 years | [4] |
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|
Richard Sezibera
(1964–) |
 Rwanda
|
19 April 2011 | 2 March 2016 | 5 years | [5] |
| 5 | Libérat Mfumukeko
(1964–) |
 Burundi
|
2 March 2016 | Incumbent (mandate to end 2021) |
8 years, 159 days
(as of 8 August 2024) |
[6] | |
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
- ^ "The Secretariat | East African Community". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "Amb. Dr. Juma Volter Mwapachu". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Mallya, Aileen. "Current Secretary General". www.sg.eac.int. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Amb. Libérat Mfumukeko | East African Community". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
