Kibaki starts UNESCO work after April appointment
- 5 years ago
Former President Mwai Kibaki has formally started work as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Special Envoy for Water in Africa.
A certificate for the appointment was presented to him on Wednesday at his private office in Nairobi by Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa who picked it up on his behalf in Paris, France.
The former Head of State welcomed the appointment and stressed the need for stakeholders in the water sector to work together to realise effective management of the resources in the continent.
“Water has been the source of numerous inter-community and trans-border conflicts in Africa. It is therefore imperative that the office of the Special Envoy promotes the cause of water for peace and people’s development in Africa,” Kibaki stated.
The former President expressed hope that the initiative will ensure proper water governance processes in Africa.
“In discharging the mandate of UNESCO’s Special Envoy for Water in Africa, we recognise the role of the African governments, the private sector, citizens of each African country, and international partnerships. We are keen to work closely with all relevant institutions in the water sector in Africa,” he said.
He noted that progress in the sector will unlock Africa’s potential for faster job-creation, poverty eradication, and socio-economic growth and development.
A certificate for the appointment was presented to him on Wednesday at his private office in Nairobi by Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa who picked it up on his behalf in Paris, France.
The former Head of State welcomed the appointment and stressed the need for stakeholders in the water sector to work together to realise effective management of the resources in the continent.
“Water has been the source of numerous inter-community and trans-border conflicts in Africa. It is therefore imperative that the office of the Special Envoy promotes the cause of water for peace and people’s development in Africa,” Kibaki stated.
The former President expressed hope that the initiative will ensure proper water governance processes in Africa.
“In discharging the mandate of UNESCO’s Special Envoy for Water in Africa, we recognise the role of the African governments, the private sector, citizens of each African country, and international partnerships. We are keen to work closely with all relevant institutions in the water sector in Africa,” he said.
He noted that progress in the sector will unlock Africa’s potential for faster job-creation, poverty eradication, and socio-economic growth and development.