Dr. Monica Kathina Juma (born 1963) is a Kenyan diplomat who currently serves as National Security Advisor to

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. She previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the cabinet of

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Early life and education

Juma studied at University of Nairobi for her BA and MA and

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, Certificate in Refugee Studies and where she also attained her Doctorate in Philosophy.

Diplomatic career

Juma has a long career in the diplomatic service, having served as Kenya's concurrent ambassador to

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(IGAD) and the

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(UNECA), based out of

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. On 27 June 2013, she was sworn in as the Principal Secretary, in the Kenya Ministry of Defence, serving in that capacity until she was moved to the Kenya Ministry of the Interior, as Principal Secretary.

Political career

Juma served as the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) between January 2016 and February 2018. She served as the Principal Secretary in the Department of Interior, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. Prior to serving in the Ministry of Interior, Juma served as the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.Duncan Miriri (August 2014)
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Other activities

Juma is a senior research fellow in the Department of Political Science, at the

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. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the African Centre for Strategic Studies of the

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, in

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. She has written and published extensively on the subjects of her specialization.

References

* Delegation from Kenya composed of Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretar
Dr. Monica Juma
Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji, Attorney General Paul Kihara, Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti and the director of Asset Recovery Agency returns Gold to Tanzania * EAC Secretary General Amb Liberat Mfumukek
paid a courtesy call on the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Kenya, Hon. Monica Juma on 13 September 2019
* Kenya will be re-affirming its commitment to globa
multilateralism during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly
at a time when the global community is facing uncertainty on key issues such as climate change.

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