Kenya

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 7 April 1964

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the Republic: H.E. Mr Mwai KIBAKI

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Dr Mary Mbiro Khimulu
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (5/26/2006)

Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Kenya to UNESCO
Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Kenya to UNESCO UNESCO House Office MS2.03 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.32.81
Fax: 01.45.68.32.83
E-mail: dl.kenya@unesco-delegations.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chaiperson: Hon. Prof. Samson Kegeo Ongeri *
Secretary-General: Mr Mohammed M. Mwinyipembe

Kenya National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education Jogoo House B, Harambee Avenue P.O. Box 30040 Nairobi Kenya
Telephone: (254-20) 22-90-53/54 (SecGen); (254-20) 318 581 (Min. Educ.)
Fax: (254.20) 22 13 025; (Natcom) (254.20) 22 10 163(Min. Educ.)
E-mail: kncunesco@todays.co.ke; mwinyipembe55@yahoo.com (SG);

Representation on the Executive Board

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2013)


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Vice-Chairperson : Mr Juma Chrispine Omondi

Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

• Intergovernmental Council of the "Management of Social Transformations" Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Headquarters Committee
  Vice-Chairperson

Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

• Legal Committee
  Member elected by the General Conference at its 34th session

Member elected by the General Conference at its 35th session

• Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member


• Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
  Chairperson : Dr Jacob Ole Miaron

Member (Term expires : 2012)

• Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
  Member (Term expires : 2013)

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
  Member : Mr Collins Omondi Opiyo (Term expires : 31 December 2013)


• Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa
  Member : Mr. Kabiru KINYAJUI (Term expires : September 2012)