The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed seasoned journalist Emmanuel Juma as its Head of Communication.
While announcing Juma’s appointment, Foreign Affairs CS Alfred Mutua said that the Ministry intends to hold regular press conferences starting from September to brief the nation on diaspora matters.
“I have today welcomed renowned journalist and editor/producer Mr Emmanuel Juma as the Ministry’s Head of Communication. Mr Juma brings a wealth of experience in all media areas and has the personality, creativity and drive to enable the Ministry to communicate its foreign and diaspora positions more effectively,” Mutua said.
“To start with, the Ministry under my leadership will hold regular press conferences starting from September to brief the nation on foreign and diaspora matters. The media sessions, to be named The Foreign Brief, will be presided over either by myself or in my absence, by either of the Ministry’s two Principal Secretaries.”
Juma started his career at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) before moving to the Kenya Television Network (KTN) where he worked as a reporter. He later moved to NTV in 2005 where he rose through the ranks to become Managing Editor.
He was declared redundant from Nation Media Group in January 2021.
