Ambassador of Kenya to China
Incumbent
Amb. Mary Muthoni Gichohi
since June 2022
Inaugural holderSimon Thuo Kairo
FormationDecember 14, 1963

The Kenyan Ambassador in Beijing is the official representative of the Government in Nairobi to the Government of the People's Republic of China.

List of representatives

diplomatic agreement/designated/Diplomatic accreditation ambassador Observations List of heads of state of Kenya Premier of the People's Republic of China Term end
December 14, 1963 Simon Thuo Kairo
  • In 1963 he joined the Diplomatic Service.
  • 1964-1965 Second Secretary and Charge d'Affaires in Beijing, to open Kenya's embassy there[1]
 Jomo Kenyatta Zhou Enlai
1964 Henry Nzioka Mulli Jomo Kenyatta Zhou Enlai 1965
1965 Theophilus Arap Koske Jomo Kenyatta Zhou Enlai July 1967
1965
  • China had recalled its ambassador, who had not returned to his post by the time of Li Chieh's expulsion. In retaliation Red Guards (China) demonstrators smashed Kenyan embassy windows in Beijing which was closed afterwards.[2]
 Jomo Kenyatta Zhou Enlai 1979
1965 Stephen Mativo Maitha
  • China expelled the Kenya charge d'affaires in Beijing in July 1967, leaving the Kenya embassy there without any top-level representation.[3]
 Jomo Kenyatta Zhou Enlai July 1967
1977 Simon Mulei Muthoka (*1937)[4] Jomo Kenyatta Hua Guofeng 1980
April 14, 1979 Joshua Shidambasi Odanga Daniel Arap Moi Hua Guofeng December 14, 1983
1988 Jelani Habib Habib Jilani was ambassador to China until 1994 and was then appointed ambassador to Tanzania.
  • graduated in 1970 with a BSc Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Rutgers in New Jersey. Born in 1942 in Lamu County, Kenya, Jelani has over 38 years of professional experience in the public and private sectors. He worked in the private sector in 1971-1972 before joining public service in mid-1972 and has served at various positions in the ministries of trade and foreign affairs. From 1973 to 1982, he served in different capacities in Kenya’s foreign missions: London, Cairo, Paris and Washington, D.C., with duties including improving trade, tourism and investment between Kenya and these capitals.[5]
 Daniel Arap Moi Li Peng 1994
1995 James Simani Daniel Arap Moi Li Peng
1999 Matthew Kathurima M'Ithiri (Meru, Kenya)[6] Daniel Arap Moi Zhu Rongji
June 25, 2004 Ruth-Grace Sereti Solitei [7] Mwai Kibaki Wen Jiabao July 31, 2007
2006 The Kenyan Ministry of foreign affairs acquired a chancery and an ambassador's residence in China for 515 million Kenyan shilling, saving the Government an annual rent of 12.6 million Kenyan shilling.[8] Mwai Kibaki Wen Jiabao
2008 Julius Lekakeny Sunkuli Mwai Kibaki Wen Jiabao September 3, 2012
October 11, 2013 Michael Denis Mukiri Kinyanjui
  • From July 11, 1996 to October 3, 2003 he was ambassador in Vienna.
  • On October 3, 2003 he was ambassador in Sweden.[9]
 Uhuru Kenyatta Li Keqiang

39°56′39″N 116°27′08″E / 39.944121°N 116.452160°E / 39.944121; 116.452160

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References

  1. ^ [1]Simon Thuo Kairo
  2. ^ embassy in Beijing was closed
  3. ^ Stephen Mativo Maitha
  4. ^ Simon Mulei Muthoka
  5. ^ Jelani Habib
  6. ^ Matthew Kathurima M'Ithiri
  7. ^ Ruth-Grace Sereti Solitei
  8. ^ buildings bought
  9. ^ Michael Denis Mukiri Kinyanjui
  10. ^ Wolfgang Bartke [es] The diplomatic service of the People's Republic of China as of November 1984, 120 p. p. 99
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