Ex-IG Boinnet Takes Over Role as Ruto’s Advisor
The role focuses on advising on threats to sovereignty, conducting annual security reviews, and facilitating the National Security Council's mandate...
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Joseph Boinnet has officially taken over as Kenya’s National Security Advisor, succeeding Monica Juma in a handover ceremony on Tuesday, April 14.
- Joseph Boinnet, previously the Deputy National Security Advisor, now assumes the top security advisory role.
- Key individuals involved include Joseph Boinnet, Monica Juma, President William Ruto, and EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger.
- Monica Juma transitions to her new role as Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV).
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