Raychelle Omamo
Raychelle Omamo | |
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| Cabinet Secretary for Defence | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2013 | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Yusuf Haji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1962 |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | University of Kent |
| Profession | Advocate |
| Religion | Christian |
Raychelle Awour Omamo (born July 1962)[1] is a Kenyan politician. She serves as the Secretary for Defence.[2] She is the first female in the country to hold the post.[3]
Omamo studied law at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. She is a Senior Counsel and an Advocate of the High Court for 27 years. She was the first female chairperson of the Law Society of Kenya from 2001 to 2003 after serving as a council member from 1996 to 2000 and Kenyan first female ambassador to France, Portugal, The Holy See and Serbia as well as the Permanent Delegate of the Kenya to UNESCO. She was a member of the Task Force on the Establishment of the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission for Kenya.[4]
References
- ^ "Raychelle Omamo". Kenyans.co.ke.
- ^ "Kenya". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Raychelle Omamo CV". Nairobi: State House. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Profile: Raychelle Omamo". Daily Nation. 25 April 2013.
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