Emmanuel Juma appointed head of communication in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Dr Alfred Mutua has appointed journalist Emmanuel Juma as the head of communications in the ministry.
In a statement, 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 diapora 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.
Juma moved to NTV in 2005 where he ran a political humour programme dubbed The Bull's Eye.
However, Juma, among other journalists were declared redundant at the Nation Media Group in 2018.
He later joined Switch TV, before leaving after one month.
