Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

Official representative of the government in Nairobi to the government of the United Kingdom

High Commissioner of Kenya to the United Kingdom

Incumbent
Manoah Esipisu

since November 14, 2018

Inaugural holder| Josephat Karanja
Formation| 1963

The Kenyan high commissioner in London is the official representative of the government in Nairobi to the government of the United Kingdom.

## List

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Commissioned  | High Commissioner | Observations  | President of Kenya | Term end

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1963 | Josephat Karanja | [1] | Jomo Kenyatta | 1970
1970 | Ngethe Njoroge | Ng'ethe Njoroge was appointed Kenya's high commissioner in London. Njoroge was the brother of Njoroge Mungai, the minister for foreign affairs, and a relative of Kenyatta.[2] | 1978
1978 | Shadrack Kimalel |  | Daniel arap Moi | 1981
1981 | Bethwel Kiplagal |  | 1983
1983 | Benjamin Kipkulei |  | 1986
1986 | Sally Kosgei |  | 1991
1991 | Simon Bullut |  | 1992
1992 | Josephat Ruto |
1997 | Mwanyengela Ngali | [3] |
2000 | Nancy Kirui |  |
2005 | Joseph Muchemi |  | Mwai Kibaki |
2009 | Ephraim Ngare |  |
2014  | Lazarus Ombai Amayo | 1999-2004 he was high commissioner to India[4][5][6] | Uhuru Kenyatta | 2018
2018  | Manoah Esipisu  |  |

51°31′15″N 0°08′44″W﻿ / ﻿51.520794°N 0.145450°W﻿ / 51.520794; -0.145450

Source:[7][8][9]

## See also

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* List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Kenya

## References

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1. ^ Maxon, R.M.; Ofcansky, T.P. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Kenya. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 153\. ISBN 978-0-8108-7469-5.
2. ^ Diplomatic Directory. Kenya. Protocol Department. 1972.
3. ^ Mwanyengela Ngali
4. ^ Lazarus Ombai Amayo
5. ^ Heads of Mission. Kenya
6. ^ Lazarus Ombai Amayo
7. ^ Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard). 5 October 1993. p. 1819.
8. ^ Steinberg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1964-65: The One-Volume Encyclopedia of all nations. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 550\. ISBN 978-0-230-27093-0.
9. ^ Former High Commissioners