Libérat Mfumukeko

Libérat Mfumukeko
5th Secretary General of the
East African Community
Assumed office
26 April 2016
Preceded by Richard Sezibera
Deputy Secretary General
East African Community
In office
2015  26 April 2016
President Pierre Nkurunziza
Personal details
Born Burundi
Nationality Burundian
Residence Arusha, Tanzania
Alma mater Clark University
Profession Accountant

Libérat Mfumukeko is a Burundian diplomat and civil servant. He is the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC). He was appointed to that position by the East African Community Heads of State on 2 March 2016, to assume office on 26 April 2016 for a five-year term, replacing Richard Sezibera.[1][2]

Education

Mfumukeko graduated in 1994 with an MBA from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States.[3]

Career

At the time of his appointment, he was the Deputy Secretary General responsible for finance and administration at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. Prior to that, he served as an adviser to the President of Burundi. He served as the Director General of REGIDESO, Burundi's energy and water utility, and was also the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the East African Power Pool (EAPP).[4][5][6][7]

Personal

According to the EAC Secretariat, Mfumukeko is fluent in English, French, Kirundi, Kiswahili and Russian. He has a long foreign experienced career, having worked in Cameroon, DR Congo, France, Ivory Coast, Russia, Rwanda and USA.[8]

References

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Richard Sezibera
Secretary General of the East African Community
26 April 2016 - present
Incumbent
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