Empire Voice: Awards

Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts

By ADAM IHUCHA --- Liberat Mfumukeko is a new Secretary general of the expanding East African Community.

The little known Mfumukeko replaces Richard Sezibera from Rwanda, who will step down in April 2016 after five years at the helm of EAC.

After being appointed by the EAC heads of states he sworn in as the new SG, but would wait until April 2016 to assume duties at the Arusha-based Secretariat.

Mr Mfumukeko who becomes the first Burundian secretary general of the EAC since his country join the region in 2007, is a current deputy secretary general of EAC in charge of Finance and Administration.

He was appointed to the post during the leaders’ Summit in Nairobi in February 2015. He is quiet man.

Mr. Mfumukeko joined the EAC from another position of leadership – Director General, Burundi Water and Electricity Utility (REGIDESO), the last position he held prior to his appointment as Deputy Secretary General.

Prior to joining the EAC, Mr. Mfumukeko also held the Chairmanship of the Steering Committee of the East African Power Pool (EAPP).

Mr. Mfumukeko brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new position, with vast international experience including the establishment of the Burundi Investment Promotion Authority (API) in 2009.

The Deputy Secretary General boasts international, intercultural and linguistic skills, with fluency in French, English, Kirundi, Kiswahili and Russian as well as having worked in France, Russia, USA, DR Congo, Rwanda, Ivory Coast and Cameroon.

According to the EAC Treaty, the secretary general shall be appointed by the Summit upon nomination by the relevant Head of State under the principle of rotation.

The SG shall be the head of the Secretariat, chief accounting officer of the Community and secretary to the Summit and shall serve for a fixed term of five years.

Dr Sezibera succeed Juma Mwapachu from Tanzania ( 2006 to 2011). Other past SGs were Amanya Mushega from Uganda (2001 - 2006) and Kenya’s Francis Muthaura (1996-2001).

From right; Zephania Ubwania (The Citizen), Charles Ole Ngereza (The Guardian ), Adam Ihucha (The East African) and Patty Magubira (The Citizen ) pose for a lifetime photo after having recognized for covering consistently the horticulture industry.

Adam Ihucha (The East African ) receives TAHA media award at Mount Meru Hotel in Tanzania's northern safari capital, Arusha.

Ten journalists, nine of them based in Arusha, have been awarded by the Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha) as part of the organization's 10th anniversary celebrations which were marked last week.

Six of them are senior newspaper reporters based in the town and the seventh is operating from Dar es Salaam. Those from the electronic media are three famous announcers/presenters.

The Nation Media Group (NMG),which includes Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), took three of the 10 prizes presented by the first Taha board chairperson and a prominent advocate based in Arusha, Colman Ngalo.

They are Zephania Ubwani and Patty Magubira who are the staff writers of The Citizen in Arusha and Adam Ihucha of The East African, a weekly publication of the Nairobi-based NMG, the mother company of MCL. The latter also contributes to The Citizen.

The journalists were prized for consistent reporting on horticulture, one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the country. The ceremony was held on Thursday evening last week (November 27th) at the Mt. Meru Hotel.

The event coincided with a conference in which stakeholders in the industry took stock of the achievements made and challenges ahead.

Other journalists who won the prizes dedicated to Taha's 10th anniversary included Marc Nkwame of Daily News, Eliya Mbonea of New Habari Corporation, Charles Ole Ngereza of the Guardian Limited and Erick Toroka of Business Times.

Before joining Daily News, Mr. Nkwame worked for Arusha Times, a weekly tabloid published in town since the mid-1990s.

From the electronic media the winners were Jamillah Omar of Channel Ten, Mwanaidi Mkwizu from ITV/ Radio One and Ramadhani Mvungi of Star TV/Radio Free Africa.

During a similar contest held in 2008, only two journalists - Mr. Ubwani and Ihucha- were awarded by Taha for their concise reporting of the then nascent horticultural industry, now generating millions of dollars each year to the economy.

Speaking during a well attended function, Taha CEO Ms Jacquiline Mkindi said the organization would continue to support the media in its quest to reach out the public and hence promote the industry.

The association was formally established in 2004 and has its headquarters in Arusha. In recent years, it has extended its operations across the country with the opening of branches in Morogoro, Zanzibar and the lake and southern highlands zones.

Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom )

Empire Voice

featured Slider

Burundian Liberat Mfumukeko is a new EAC Chief

Tanzania Horticulture Association Awards Journalists for Insightful Reportage

About Me

Fellow Bloggers

Search This Blog

Total Pageviews

Labels