Angeline Kavindu Musili
Angeline Kavindu Musili | |
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| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Occupation | diplomat |
| Known for | Kenyan ambassador to Nordic countries |
Angeline Kavindu Musili is a diplomat who became the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to the Nordics and Baltic countries. She was accreditted in different countries in 2023 becoming the first ever Kenyan ambassador to Latvia and she received the Order of the Burning Spear.
Life
[edit]Musili was born in the town of Machakos in Kenya.[1]
Musili became a diplomat in July, 1987.[1] She worked as part of the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs and she was put forward as a candidate to serve as an ambassador. She had led the Ministry's Americas and Caribbean Directorate from May 2022. She was a prospective ambassador and plenipotentiary and she was interrogated by the Defence, Intelligence And Foreign Relations Committee which was chaired by Nelson Koech.[2] They interviewed 27 candidates in November 2023 to be sent to different countries and three others were questioned on the same day as her. They wanted to be reassured of their suitability and their priorities[3] and that they were willing to accept the position. Musili said that her prioriries included the plight of the people living in slums on Kenya. She hoped to assist in improving their health, their water and their sanitation.[2]
The candidates names were reported to parliament for their approval.[3] She was appointed as an ambassador and she was based in Stockholm where she was the Ambassador to Sweden. The King of Sweden received her accreditation in February 2024.[4][1][5] In March 2024 a mobile embassy was proposed, moving to different countries to supply a consular service to support the Kenyan diaspora.[6] At the end on 2023 the President of Kenya awarded Musili with the Order of the Burning Spear in recognition of her service.[7]
In October 2024 she participated in the Nordic-African Women’s Health Forum organised by the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions. She discussed "delivering for women’s and children’s well-being" with other delegates who included other notable Nordic-African women ambassadors including Margaret M. Otteskov of Uganda, Rwanda's Diane Gashumba and Zimbabwe's Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga.[8]
Musili also became Kenya's first ever ambassador to Latvia and she went to get accredited in September 2024.[5] In December she met the King of Norway who accepted her accreditation for his country.[9] She was not the first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Finland. There was a long diplomatic history in Finland with the first Kenyan ambassador there in 1977.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Ambassador – Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Stockholm". Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ a b MWANGI, IRENE (2025-01-16). "MPs Committee Faults Government Over Ambassadorial Nomination Lapses". Capital News. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ a b Times, The Mount Kenya (2023-11-01). "Ambassadorial Nominees Out To Task By Defence, Intelligence And Foreign Relations Committee". The Mount Kenya Times. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "Presentation of Credentials, 21st February, 2024 – Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Stockholm". 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ a b "State Secretary Andžejs Viļumsons receives an accreditation visit from the Ambassador of Kenya | Ārlietu ministrija". www.mfa.gov.lv. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "Tentative Programme for The Proposed Mobile Consular Services For Kenyan Diaspora in The Nordics And The Baltics – Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Stockholm". 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "List of Kenyans conferred with State awards, honours during 2023 Jamhuri Day celebrations". K24 Digital. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
- ^ Cassan, Julie (2024-10-17). "Connecting AMR, Gender, and Equity at the Nordic–African Women's Health Forum". ICARS. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Affairs, Ministry of Foreign (2024-12-05). "New ambassadors from Kenya and Mongolia". Government.no. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- ^ "History of representation in Kenya". Finland abroad: Kenya. Retrieved 2025-04-10.