Raychelle Omamo

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Raychelle Awour Omamo (born September 6, 1952 in Bondo ) is a Kenyan lawyer and politician . She was Minister of Defense until January 2020 and the first woman in the country to hold this post. She has been Kenya's Foreign Minister since January 14, 2020 .

Life

Raychelle Omamo is the daughter of William Omamo , who was Minister of Environment and then Minister of Agriculture of Kenya, chaired by Jomo Kenyatta .

Omamo studied law at the University of Kent in Canterbury , UK. She is a senior counsel and has served as a high court attorney for 27 years . From 2001 to 2003 she was the first female chairman of the Law Society of Kenya, after serving as a council member from 1996 to 2000, and the first Kenyan ambassador to France, Portugal, the Holy See and Serbia, as well as Kenya's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO . She was a member of the task force for the establishment of The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission of Kenya (Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission for Kenya).

She has been the defense minister of her country since May 15, 2013. During a cabinet reshuffle on January 14, 2020, she was assigned the foreign affairs department and became Kenya's foreign minister.

honors and awards

  • 2002: Rule of Law Award, award from the National Council of Women of Kenya for exemplary contributions to the development of the rule of law and the administration of justice in Kenya.
  • 2002: Eve Woman of the Year - Kenya
  • 2002: Young Professional Woman of the Year 2002 Kenya - Award, presented by the Young Business and Professional Women Association (Kenya Chapter)
  • 2002: Kenya Lawyer of the Year Award, awarded by the International Commission of Jurists (Kenya Chapter)
  • 2007: Papal Order of Knights of St. Gregory the Great , honored by the Holy See (Vatican)
  • 2012: Senior Counsel, honored by the President of the Republic of Kenya.
  • 2012: The Constitutional Medal, honored by the President of the Republic of Kenya.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Raychelle Omamo - Kenyans.co.ke. In: co.ke. web.archive.org, 2015, archived from the original on July 5, 2015 ; accessed on January 14, 2020 .
  2. ^ Nyanza leaders who hold senior positions in public service. In: hivisasa.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
  3. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. In: cia.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
  4. ^ Cabinet Secretary Nominees CV's - Part 2 - Kenya - Business. In: scribd.com. Scribd, accessed January 9, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Raychelle Omamo - Kenyans.co.ke. In: co.ke. .ke, accessed on January 9, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Profiles: Raychelle Omamo. In: co.ke. Daily Nation, accessed January 9, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Uhuru reshuffles Cabinet - VIDEO. In: co.ke. Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Omamo, Raychelle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Omamo, Raychelle Awour (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Bondo (Kenya)