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The Minister for Tourism
Hon. NAJIB M. BALALA, EGH, MP
Website: www.najibbalala.com
Education:
He has undergone extensive training in
Administration. He studied Business Administration Leadership at Harvard
University, and Urban Management at the University of Toronto.
Working Experience - 14th Apr 2008 to
present: Minister for Tourism
- Jan - Jun
2005: Acting Minister for Labour
- 2004:
Minister for National Heritage
- 2003: Minister for
Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services
- Dec 2002 to
present: Member of Parliament for Mvita Constituency
- 2000 - 2003: Chairman, Mombasa Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
- 1998 - 1999: Mayor of Mombasa
- 1996 - 1999: Chairman – Mombasa, Coast Tourist
Association
- Twin Leaves EPZ Ltd
- Tanjal Investments
Ltd
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The Assistant Minister for
Tourism
Hon. CECILY M. MBARIRE, MP
Education:
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and
Soc) degree, and also a Post-Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development
Studies.
Working Experience
- 14th Apr 2008 to present: Assistant Minister for Tourism
- 2005 – 2007: Assistant Minister for Transport
- Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association
- Kenya Women
Parliamentarians
- 2002 – 2007: Nominated Member of
Parliament
- 1996 – 2002: Programme Coordinator–Youth
Agenda
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Permanent Secretary
for the Ministry of Tourism
Ms LEAH
ADDA GWIYO
- Leah Adda
Gwiyo, was appointed the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism in June
2010 from the Ministry of Public Works where she served in the same capacity.
She was first appointed as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Gender, Children and Social Development in April 2008 and later transferred to
the Ministry of Public Works in September 2008.
- A career civil
servant, Leah joined the civil service in 1982 as an Assistant Secretary III at
the Ministry of Transport Communication. She has risen through the ranks and
has served the government in different senior administrative positions and
capacity. In 2002 she was promoted to the position of Deputy Secretary and four
years later Senior Deputy Secretary.
- With twenty seven years
experience in the service, Leah's tour of duty include Office of the President
(Cabinet Office), Inspectorate of the State Corporations, Relief and
Rehabilitation, Office of the president (Provincial Administration and Internal
Security), Office of the President (Directorate of Personnel Management),
Ministry of Education, and Public Service Commission.
- The vastly
experienced civil servant holds a Masters degree in Business Administration
(MBA) from ESAMI/Maastricht School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree
from University of Nairobi. Leah has also attended several strategic
development and Leadership courses locally and internationally. In 1997-1998
under the Hubert Humphrey fellowship programme, she attended and was awarded
certificates in Leadership Development, and Community and Economic Development
by University of Minnesota.
- In 1993 she successfully completed a
certificate course in Development Administration, Institute of University
Cooperation, Rome, Italy. In addition she holds Strategic Leadership
Development and Advanced Public Administration certificates from the renowned
Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA).
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