Kenya’s New Ambassador to the US Lazurus Amayo’s Profile

Lazurus Ombai Amayo that…
Lazurus Ombai Amayo that Kenya Embassy in Washington, DC needs a proper clean up. Some people need to be fired. That office is good for nothing. It has very rude people who ask for bribes calling it travel expenses when issuing id & pp in various cities.

Ningependa kuona balozi mpya…
Ningependa kuona balozi mpya wa Kenya hapa Marekani akipewa uwezo kama balozi wa Marekani katika nchi ya Kenya. Maana yake, apewe uwezo wa kufanya kila kitu ambacho mtu ambaye yuko Kenya hufanyiwa akienda kupata pasipoti mpya na kadhalika.

Pili, ukipiga simu Washington, DC halafu uwache ujumbe, ni muhimu wakupigie simu na kukujibu maswali yote uliyo nayo.

Tatu, ningependa kuona wakiongeza masaa ya kuwa afisini. Nakuomba Ndugu Ombai Amayo urudishe sifa na heshima kwenye afisi ya ubalozi wetu kwa manufaa ya Jamhuri yetu tukufu ya Kenya. Nakutakia kila la kheri. KARIBU NDUGU.

Amayo, we have heard of…
Amayo, we have heard of those long CVs which did not translate to better services. All diasporians want is better services.

worked with Amb. Amayo while…
worked with Amb. Amayo while he was at Catering Levy Trustees in 1992…great, personable, and intellectual leader. All the best in DC.

when shall Uhuru stop…
when shall Uhuru stop recycling the old guts and give young energetic youths an opportunity to serve our dear nation!!

Kenya’s public bureaucratic…
Kenya’s public bureaucratic appointments are part of a culture of patronage that produces and privileges qualities like “long experience” (i.e. has been there a long time); “experience” (time rather than substance). Sadly, our public office/appointment pundits fall easily into the trap of taking these scripts and media narratives seriously. Kenya’s diplomatic service and appointments must meet requisite standards for international negotiations, intellectual depth rather than desk bound knowledge of international conventions,a thorough grasp of trade,treaty, development co-operation, etc. To qualify for a diplomatic appointment, a solid resume should include tangible personal accomplishments and finesse across different spheres of knowledge and work. That way, an appointee has the gravitas to meet his peers on equal footing, confidently interact with all levels of diplomatic engagement, garner diplomatic mileage so to speak instead of count calendar years as experience. Other countries appoint highly accomplished (qualitatively different from “experienced”) individuals to diplomatic positions. Here are some examples of solid resume highlights one finds in other countries diplomatic appointments:
1. served under different administrations in key ministries as cabinet secretary, held several elective offices, held a directorship position, advisor to a president, a military commander, a presidential chief of staff, served as CEO and chairman of several companies;
2.PhD, International Relations and Law, Thesis Title: Economic Sanctions: Theory and Practices- with Particular Reference to US Sanctions against Iran
Publications/Books:
Do Economic Sanctions Work? …
A Translation of “Anglo-American Defence Relations…
3.United Nation appointment in the rank of Under-Secretary-General as special envoy to a critical region, Three decades in public service, and a graduate school senior fellowship in international relations and public policy, other key appointments include under-secretary posts at FAO, WFP, IFAD, president’s personal representative to a developing region, and head of special advisory team delegation to a country in transition.

It is to be admitted that our standard appointees have typically not been comparatively highly accomplished. It is worth studying the effect such deficits may have on our international diplomatic productivity e.g. in interactions with professional state officials, the various experts on trade, climate change conventions, nuclear arms reduction talks,sanctions, child trafficking, trade agreements, law of the sea etc.

Just an observation.

Kenya’s public bureaucratic…
Kenya’s public bureaucratic appointments are part of a culture of patronage that produces and privileges qualities like “long experience” (i.e. has been there a long time); “experience” (time rather than substance). Sadly, our public office/appointment pundits fall easily into the trap of taking these scripts and media narratives seriously. Kenya’s diplomatic service and appointments must meet requisite standards for international negotiations, intellectual depth rather than desk bound knowledge of international conventions,a thorough grasp of trade,treaty, development co-operation, etc. To qualify for a diplomatic appointment, a solid resume should include tangible personal accomplishments and finesse across different spheres of knowledge and work. That way, an appointee has the gravitas to meet his peers on equal footing, confidently interact with all levels of diplomatic engagement, garner diplomatic mileage so to speak instead of count calendar years as experience. Other countries appoint highly accomplished (qualitatively different from “experienced”) individuals to diplomatic positions. Here are some examples of solid resume highlights one finds in other countries diplomatic appointments:
1. served under different administrations in key ministries as cabinet secretary, held several elective offices, held a directorship position, advisor to a president, a military commander, a presidential chief of staff, served as CEO and chairman of several companies;
2.PhD, International Relations and Law, Thesis Title: Economic Sanctions: Theory and Practices- with Particular Reference to US Sanctions against Iran
Publications/Books:
Do Economic Sanctions Work? …
A Translation of “Anglo-American Defence Relations…
3.United Nation appointment in the rank of Under-Secretary-General as special envoy to a critical region, Three decades in public service, and a graduate school senior fellowship in international relations and public policy, other key appointments include under-secretary posts at FAO, WFP, IFAD, president’s personal representative to a developing region, and head of special advisory team delegation to a country in transition.

It is to be admitted that our standard appointees have typically not been comparatively highly accomplished. It is worth studying the effect such deficits may have on our international diplomatic productivity e.g. in interactions with professional state officials, the various experts on trade, climate change conventions, nuclear arms reduction talks,sanctions, child trafficking, trade agreements, law of the sea etc.

Just an observation.

Have been close to balozi he…
Have been close to balozi he is a gentleman he knows his work and works with passion he has alot of experience and knoes how to relate with both senior staff and juniors l have confidence that he will make us proud and will bring alot of changes in his new station

Barring this guys long CV,…
Barring this guys long CV, all I care about is what he is going to deliver. Clean everything up please. Githae was a total disaster at best!

Huyu Ndugu yetu (kama …
Huyu Ndugu yetu (kama @Mugikuyu alivyomwita ‘Mkristo Lazarus’) balozi mpya wa Kenya Marekani ataanza kazi yake lini Washington. DC?

Githae was very tired, lazy,…
Githae was very tired, lazy, corrupt and inefficient. That office was like his own and nothing was happening. I went there for services and it was deserted I had to wonder around looking for a living soul and there was none. Phone calls are never answered and $150 service fees for Id on top of $50 regular fees is theft. The whole office should have been retired instead of transferring the problem elsewhere.
I hope balozi Amayo will bring back the Kenyan embassy. Very disappointed Kenyan.