Monica Juma

Monica Juma
Monica Juma
National Security Advisor
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 October 2022
Appointed byWilliam Ruto
Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum
In office
30 September 2021 – 27 October 2022
PresidentUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byCharles Keter
Succeeded byDavis Chirchir
Cabinet Secretary for Defence
In office
14 January 2020 – 30 September 2021
Appointed byUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byRaychelle Omamo
Succeeded byEugene Wamalwa
Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
5 February 2018 – 14 January 2020
Appointed byUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byAmina Mohamed
Succeeded byRaychelle Omamo
Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
12 January 2016 – 5 February 2018
Appointed byUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byDr. Eng. Perminus Karanja Kibicho, PhD
Succeeded byMacharia Kamau
Principal Secretary for Interior
In office
15 August 2014 – 11 January 2016
Appointed byUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byElijah Mutea Iringo
Succeeded byDr. Eng. Perminus Karanja Kibicho
Principal Secretary for Defence
In office
15 July 2013 – 14 August 2014
Appointed byUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byAmbassador Nancy Chepkemoi Kirui (nee Cheluget)
Succeeded byElijah Mutea Iringo
Personal details
Born (1963-09-26) 26 September 1963 (age 61)
Kitui District, Southern Province, Kenya Colony
Political partyUnited Democratic Alliance.
Children2
EducationUniversity of Nairobi (BA, MA)
University of Oxford (DPhil)

Monica Kathina Juma CBS, EGH, MBS (born 26 September 1963) is a Kenyan diplomat who currently serves as National Security Advisor to President William Ruto.[1] She previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the cabinet of President Uhuru Kenyatta.[2][3]

  1. ^ "President Ruto Retains Monica Juma In New Cabinet Appointments". Capital News. 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "UoN Digital Repository Home". erepository.uonbi.ac.ke. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ Duncan Miriri and Omar Mohammed (14 January 2020), Kenya's president reshuffles cabinet amid rift with deputy president Reuters.