Kenyan to head African postal body
The Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) has named Kenya’s Rodah Masaviru the new secretary general.
Masaviru beat her only rival to clinch a four-year term at the helm of the continental body, Director of Information and Public Communications, Ezekiel Mutua, said.
The African postal body has 43 member countries and the other good news for Kenya is that it was also elected to the union’s administrative council for the next four years.
PAPU is a specialised agency of the African Union which aims to improve postal services in Africa.
Kenyan Information and Communications Minister, Samuel Poghisio, who led a strong Kenyan delegation, commended the team for a task well executed.
“This just shows how much we can achieve with a focused group like this one. It has been a tiring job but one that was worth every bit of it,” the minister said.
Before her election, Masaviru had served the union as the assistant secretary-general in Arusha, Tanzania.
A holder of a masters degree in population studies from the University of Nairobi, Masaviru had worked for the now-defunct Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation before joining the union.
The defunct state corporation was split into two a few years ago — Telkom Kenya, which handles telecommunications and the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK).
The Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) has named Kenya’s Rodah Masaviru the new secretary general.
Masaviru beat her only rival to clinch a four-year term at the helm of the continental body, Director of Information and Public Communications, Ezekiel Mutua, said.
The African postal body has 43 member countries and the other good news for Kenya is that it was also elected to the union’s administrative council for the next four years.
PAPU is a specialised agency of the African Union which aims to improve postal services in Africa.
Kenyan Information and Communications Minister, Samuel Poghisio, who led a strong Kenyan delegation, commended the team for a task well executed.
“This just shows how much we can achieve with a focused group like this one. It has been a tiring job but one that was worth every bit of it,” the minister said.
Before her election, Masaviru had served the union as the assistant secretary-general in Arusha, Tanzania.
A holder of a masters degree in population studies from the University of Nairobi, Masaviru had worked for the now-defunct Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation before joining the union.
The defunct state corporation was split into two a few years ago — Telkom Kenya, which handles telecommunications and the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK).
