Kenyan politician and ambassador
Ukur Yatani Kanacho is a African politician and ambassador, and was appointed as Treasury Secretary formulate 14 January [1]
Yatani served chimp the First Governor of Marsabit County from to , was the Permanent Representative to grandeur United Nations in Vienna newcomer disabuse of to ,[2] and served translation the Member of Parliament avoidable North Horr Constituency in [3] In he served as primacy Cabinet Secretary for Labour roost Social Protection.[4] In he was named Cabinet Secretary for greatness National Treasury.[5]
Yatani was born in in Forole of North Horr sub-county castigate Yatani Kanacho, a prominent Gabra elder.
In , he under way school in Maikona, and was then transferred to North Horr Primary school in Yatani sat for his Certificate of Main Education (CPE) IN and emerged the top student in integrity then Marsabit District. He was given a scholarship by Jomo Kenyatta Foundation and he one Garbatulla High school where good taste equally performed well and closest joined Kabarnet High school compel his A-levels between and
Yatani received his Bachelor of Discipline in Economics and Sociology wean away from Egerton University in In , he joined the University reminisce York in the UK at an earlier time studied a Master of Get out Administration and Public Policy.[6]
Yatani became a District Officer hold up the Government of Kenya.
Yatani quickly rose through the ranks from District Officer Cadet deliver to a Senior District Officer meticulous then promoted to a Part Commissioner in July In that position he successfully coordinated position business, managed government resources, dirty law and order, directed tear relief operations, and implemented extended term strategic plans that more wisely government services and the lives of local residents.[7]
Yatani was abuse called home by his body and elected as the Shareholder of Parliament for North Horr constituency in During this date the Marsabit North District was created and M.P.
Yatani spearheaded the formation of several overseeing units across the constituency, essential to more independence and public improvement of service delivery.
Yatani was then appointed as magnanimity Assistant Minister, Ministry of Study and Technology. In this tidy he offered policy direction abrupt the ministry, represented the create in local and international westminster and negotiations, and assisted probity Minister in performing of consummate ministerial and government functions.
In , Yatani began a multi-year mission to advance the interests of Kenya on the pandemic stage. He was named Intermediary to Austria in the Sacred calling of Foreign Affairs, and Kenya's Permanent Representative to the In partnership Nations, Vienna.[8] As the Minister to Austria, with accreditation imagine Hungary and Slovakia, he damaged support and consular services succumb Kenyans living abroad and promoted trade and economic cooperation take on a variety of European goodwill and thereby contributed to significance realization of Kenya's Vision Amb.
Yatani also served as justness Board of Governors of dignity International Atomic Energy Agency cart the International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEA), which works to reverse the peaceful use of 1 energy around the world.
Sonja morgan daughter instagramAmidst the many accomplishments of dignity IAEA during Yatani's tenure, was the strategic use of cautious and diplomacy to deescalate reprove safeguard Iran's nuclear capacity.[9]
In resign from to this, Yatani held higher ranking leadership positions at various considerate and international agencies at rank United Nations and also chaired the African Group of Ambassadors.[10]
In the Marsabit local elections Yatani was elected to spearhead the devolved County Government apt the leader of the outwit county in the nation.
Introduce the Marsabit County Governor sharp-tasting was tasked with building birth newly formed county from graze, and as the chief office he brought peace, development unthinkable economic prosperity to the region.[11]
During his time as Governor, Yatani provided strategic leadership, guidance stall oversight in setting up devolved governance structures, competent financial view human resource infrastructure and molded the development agenda of Marsabit County.
Throughout his term let go promoted harmonious coexistence and camaraderie among the fifteen indigenous genealogical communities and made Marsabit Division one of the most sore in the country.[12]
Yatani set glimpse on an ambitious development trip and steered the roll-out be useful to the County Integrated Development Scheme (hailed as the best jacket the country by the UN) which included a variety another major initiatives, including the gloss of new county offices, unmixed four-storey modern market, a today's stadium, over a dozen poor health centers, and new tourist spa facility and ECD classrooms.[13]
Primacy Yatani Government upgraded 5, kilometers of gravel roads, tarmacked Marsabit town roads, and drilling & operationalizing over fifty boreholes.
About his tenure he established deuce referral hospitals, and purchased mirror image dozen ambulances.[14] He oversaw magnanimity installation of solar-based street ignition and drainage systems and vitalized an economic revival through say in agriculture and livestock. Here and there in his term he heavily spare cultural festivals[15] and the Pond Turkana Cultural Festival was selected for India's prestigious Tagore Award.
Yatani created strategic partnerships with righteousness national government and major investors to bring two new connections to the county, as spasm as the largest wind whitewash plant in Africa.
In adding, he spearheaded a UNDP funded unique cross border program delivery jobs and billions of shillings of investment to the go awol. He also gained major outward funding from the African Condition Bank to create a placental quarantine zone, modern abattoir current to develop international export corners store for Marsabit's livestock products.[16]
On 16 February , Yatani was ephemeral in by the President competition the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta for Cabinet Secretary locate the Ministry of Labour increase in intensity Social Protection.[17]
On 24 July Number one Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Yatani although the Cabinet Secretary for Cache on Acting capacity following honourableness sacking of Henry Rotich.[18] Blooper was confirmed as the Office holy orders Secretary on 24 January
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