Ambassador of Kenya to FranceKenyan embassy in France [fr] Incumbent Lazarus Ombai Amayo since November 29, 2014 Inaugural holder| Simon Thuo Kairo Formation| December 14, 1963 The Kenyan Ambassador in Paris is the official representative of the Government in Nairobi to the Government of France. As of 2020, she is concurrently also accredited in Lisbon, Belgrade and the Holy See. ## List of representatives[edit] Diplomatic agreement/designated/Diplomatic accreditation | Ambassador | Observations | President of Kenya | List of presidents of France | Term end | | | | | 1966 | Josephat Karanja | | Jomo Kenyatta | Charles de Gaulle | 1970 1970 | Henry Nzioka Mulli | | Jomo Kenyatta | Georges Pompidou | 1975 1975 | Charles Mutuku Muema | Chargé d'affaires ( 18 October 2001 at Kenyatta National Hospital) * 1991 Chargé d'affaires in Harare. | Jomo Kenyatta | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing | 1976 1976 | Nicholas Muratha Mugo | | Jomo Kenyatta | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing | 1977 1977 | John Muriu Kiboi | Chargé d'affaires | Jomo Kenyatta | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing | 1978 1978 | Moses Shiverenje Simani | Chargé d'affaires, (*1930 Kiamosi) * High Commissioner in India and Ottawa[1] | Daniel Arap Moi | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing | 1979 1979 | Bethuel Abdu Kiplagat | * (* November 28, 1936), Kapsabet, Nandi District, Kenya * Educated Maseno Secondary School BSc, Kenyan sociologist, diplomat. * married, three * 1962-1963: Kenya Institute of Administration. * 1963-1964: Oxford University Public Administration Course. * 1965: Carnegie Course in Diplomacy K.I.A.[2] | Daniel Arap Moi | Valéry Giscard d’Estaing | 1982 1982 | John Kamau Kimani | | Daniel Arap Moi | François Mitterrand | 1984 1984 | Ben Edward Mwangi | | Daniel Arap Moi | François Mitterrand | 1985 1985 | Julius Kasyoka Mbaluli | Chargé d'affaires[3] | Daniel Arap Moi | François Mitterrand | 1987 1987 | Simon Arap Bullut | | Daniel Arap Moi | François Mitterrand | 1992 1996 | Steven Arphaxard Kasumi Andrew Loyatum | | Daniel Arap Moi | Jacques Chirac | 2000 2000 | Boaz Kidiga Mbaya | | Daniel Arap Moi | Jacques Chirac | 2003 2004 | Raychelle Omamo | Chargé d'affaires | Mwai Kibaki | Jacques Chirac | 2008 2008 | Edwin Maloba | Chargé d'affaires | Mwai Kibaki | Nicolas Sarkozy | 2009 July 2, 2009 | Elkanah Odembo | [4] | Mwai Kibaki | Nicolas Sarkozy | 2010 2010 | Edwin Maloba | Chargé d'affaires | Mwai Kibaki | Nicolas Sarkozy | 2011 2011 | Dickson Njoli | | Mwai Kibaki | Nicolas Sarkozy | 2012 December 3, 2010 | Salama Abdilahi Ahmed | [5] | Mwai Kibaki | Nicolas Sarkozy | 2012 | Anthony Safari Gona | Chargé d'affaires | Mwai Kibaki | François Hollande | | | 2018 | H.E Professor Judi Wakhungu EGH | Chargé d'affaires | Uhuru Kenyatta | Emmanuel Macron | at least 2022 Coordinates: 48°51′56″N 2°17′54″E / 48.865421°N 2.29832°E / 48.865421; 2.29832 [6] ## References[edit] 1. ^ Moses Shiverenje Simani 2. ^ Bethuel Abdu Kiplagat 3. ^ Julius Kasyoka Mbaluli 4. ^ Elkanah Odembo 5. ^ Salama Abdilahi Ahmed 6. ^ Embassy of Kenya Paris, [1]2010, Holy See [2] Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine