This archive report was first published on 10 July 2020.
On July 10, 2020, Manoah Esipisu was elected as the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
As the Kenyan High Commissioner to the U.K., Esipisu was chosen by fellow Board members representing 53 other Commonwealth member states.
“Kenya’s HC (High Commissioner) to the UK @MEsipisu has been appointed Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors at the 54-member @Commonwealthsec. Well done Ambassador Manoah Isipisu,” the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Twitter.
Esipisu, who previously served as the Spokesperson for State House in Kenya, will serve in the new role for a period of two years.
During this time, he will continue to serve as Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
He takes over from Ellison Greenslade, QPM, Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The Commonwealth Secretariat is an intergovernmental organisation that supports member countries to achieve the Commonwealth’s aims of development, democracy, and peace.
