President Kenyatta Replaces Kimemia as Secretary to the Cabinet

If approved, the Ambassador will be taking over from Francis Kimemia.

Juma served as Principal Secretary for Interior, having been transferred from the Ministry of Defence.

Prior to being appointed Principal Secretary, Amb. Juma was Kenya's Ambassador Extra-Ordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Republic of Djibouti and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Inter- Governmental Authority on Development (lGAD) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

Amb. Dr. Juma has served as the Executive Director at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), Pretoria, where she led policy research on African Affairs.

Previously, Ambassador Juma also served as Executive Director at the Africa Policy Institute (API), Nairobi where she is currently a Senior Fellow; as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Safer Africa, Pretoria; and as a Research Associate at the International Peace Institute, New York.

She was also Lecturer in Politics and Research Director at the Centre for Refugee Studies, Moi University, Kenya; and Management Analyst at the Office of the President, Republic of Kenya.

Amb. Dr. Juma holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford, Master of Arts (MA) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Nairobi and Certificate in Refugees Studies from Oxford University.