Francis Muthaura
Ambassador Dr. Francis Kirimi Muthaura | |
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Chairman of the Kenya Revenue Authority | |
Assumed office May 2018 | |
1st Secretary General of the East African Community1 | |
In office July 2000 – 2001 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Amanya Mushega |
Personal details | |
Born | Meru, Kenya | 20 October 1946
Alma mater | University of Nairobi |
Occupation | Retired |
Profession | civil servant |
He was the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Commission for East African Co-operation from 1996. | |
Francis Kirimi Muthaura (born 20 October 1946 in Meru, Kenya) is a Kenyan former civil servant and close ally of former President Mwai Kibaki. He is the former Head of Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet.[1]
From 14 March 1996 to 24 April 2001 he was the
He was appointed the chairman of the board of the Kenyan Revenue Authority by President Uhuru Kenyatta on 25 May 2018.[3][4]
Civil Service career
Muthaura had a long career in the Civil Service. After leaving the University of Nairobi in 1972, he was appointed the District Commissioner of Mombasa District, a position he held until 1973. He was then appointed an Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]
Education
He attended Nkubu Secondary School from 1966. In 1968, he joined
2007 elections
In March 2008, following an agreement between the government and opposition to establish a coalition government to end a
Muthaura has been named as an instigator of post-election violence in 2007 – 2008 and was named among six suspects to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court.[8] He was accused of leading secret meetings in Kibaki's office, where revenge attacks against supporters of Kibaki's opposition were planned. The ICC prosecutor claimed he authorised the use of excessive force against protesters by the police.[9] He was taped by two people posing as students, who claimed he had admitted involvement in post-election violence.[10] On 11 March 2013, the charges against Muthaura were dropped by the ICC following the discrediting of a key witness.[11]
Succession table
References
- ^ "Uhuru, Muthaura bow to pressure, step aside". Daily Nation. 26 January 2012.
- ^ Francis Muthaura Was EAC Secretary General From 1996 to 2001
- ^ "Uhuru appoints Muthaura as KRA chairman, Karangi pushed out of KAA". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Francis Muthaura's term as KRA chairperson has been extended".
- ^ Daily Nation, 13 April 2003: "The Influential Young Turks of the 60s". Archived from the original on 9 January 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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- ^ "Protests at Muthaura's power deal talk"[permanent dead link], Daily Nation, 12 March 2008.
- ^ Kenya violence 'instigators' named IOL
- ^ The six men accused of inciting Kenya's post-election violence CS Monitor
- ^ Muthaura distances self over taped conversation on post-election chaos Standard
- ^ "ICC drops charges against Muthaura". Daily Nation. Agence France-Presse. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.