Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs (Kenya)

Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs

Wizara ya Maswala ya Kigeni na Maswala ya Diaspora.
Coat of Arms of Kenya
Agency overview
Formed	12 December 1963; 61 years ago (1963-12-12)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jurisdiction	Government of the Republic of Kenya
Headquarters	Old Treasury Building, Harambee Avenue P.O Box 30551-00100 G.P.O Nairobi, Kenya[1]
Annual budget	KES.18.2 billion (FY 2021/22)[2]
Minister responsible	Hon Musalia Mudavadi[3]
Agency executives	Dr. A. Korir Sing'Oei, Principal Secretary (State Department for Foreign Affairs)[4] Roseline K. Njogu, Principal Secretary (State Department for Diaspora Affairs)[5]
Website	mfa.go.ke

The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya is a ministry in the Government of Kenya which oversees the foreign relations of Kenya. It is currently headed by Prime Cabinet Secretary Honourable Musalia Mudavadi who is the Cabinet Secretary. Other top leaders are Dr. A. Korir Sing'Oei, the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Foreign Affairs, and Roseline K. Njogu, the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Diaspora Affairs.[6]

The Ministry was established in 1963 after Kenya's independence.[7] Since independence, Kenyan foreign policy has been designed and guided by the principles of peaceful co-existence, preservation of national security, peaceful settlement of disputes, non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, non-alignment, national interest and adherence to the Charters of the United Nations and African Union.[8]

A Service Charter, based on the current Strategic Plan and the Foreign Policy document, has been developed to guide the operations of the Foreign Ministry so that the Ministry can successfully implement its core mandate and functions.[9] The Strategic Plan sets out what the Ministry is and what it does. The Ministry has developed a self-assessment mechanism, the Performance Contact, to facilitate delivery of services within predetermined targets.

See also

• List of Foreign Ministers of Kenya

References

1. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs : Contact Us". MoFA. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
2. Maombo, Sharon. "Foreign Affairs Ministry Dismisses MPs' Bid to Cut 'Modest' Budgetary Allocation". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
3. Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. "Top Management: Ministry's Leadership". MoFA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
4. Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. "Top Management: Ministry's Leadership". MoFA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
5. Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. "Top Management: Ministry's Leadership". MoFA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
6. Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. "Top Management: Ministry's Leadership". MoFA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (2014). Kenya Foreign Policy (PDF). mfa.
8. Ministry of foreign affairs and international trade, mfa. strategic plan 2013/14 2017/18 (PDF). mfa.
9. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Citizens Service Delivery Charter (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenya