This archive report was first published on 12 September 2019.
On September 12, 2019, Parliament directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to resolve a row over the appointment of Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya's Ambassador to South Korea within ten days.
Members of Parliament accused Mwinzi of toying around with the government at the expense of the National Assembly, which conditionally approved her nomination subject to her renouncing her U.S. citizenship.
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma denied allegations that Mwinzi had already taken up an ambassadorial role in South Korea.
CS Juma told MPs that her ministry was also in the dark over Mwinzi's now controversial dual citizenship.
The Committee on Implementation gave Juma ten days to establish whether Mwinzi will be renouncing her U.S. citizenship.
On June 6, 2019, the National Assembly adopted a report tabled by the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, which vetted seven nominees for the position of high commissioners and Ambassadors but with a disclaimer on Mwende Mwinzi's approval.
The report recommended the appointment of Ms. Mwinzi as the ambassador of Seoul, South Korea on condition that she renounces her U.S. citizenship.
