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Secretary-General of the
East African Community
Emblem of the East African Community
Incumbent
Veronica Nduva
since 7 June 2024
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

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. 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

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 Amanya Mushega

(1946–)

 Uganda 5 April 2001 4 April 2006 5 years
3 Juma Mwapachu

(1942–)

 Tanzania 4 April 2006 19 April 2011 5 years
4 Richard Sezibera

(1964–)

 Rwanda 19 April 2011 2 March 2016 5 years
5 Libérat Mfumukeko

(1964–)

 Burundi 2 March 2016 2 March 2021 5 years, 0 days
6 Peter Mathuki

(1969–)

 Kenya 2 March 2021 7 June 2024 3 years, 97 days
6 Veronica Nduva

(1969–)

 Kenya 7 June 2024 1

(as of 28 December 2024)

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

  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)
  8. "Veronica Nduva sworn in as EAC Secretary-General". eac.int. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

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