[kictanet] Kenya elected to top UN positition

[Alice Munyua]

Very good news indeed.
Congratulations to Amb. Hussein.

Best
Alice

> Listers,
>
> *_KENYAN WINS TOP UN POSITION_*
>
> *__*
>
> A Kenyan was today elected Director General of the Universal Postal 
> Union, a United Nations body responsible for the development of postal 
> business in the world.
>
> Amb. Bishir Hussein becomes the highest placed Kenyan in the UN 
> system. He is the first Kenyan to head a United Nations body. He will 
> serve for a period of four years.
>
> In an election held in Doha, Qatar, Amb. Hussein beat his sole 
> challenger for the post, Dr. Serrena Bassini Casco, from Uruguay, by 
> 87 votes to her 72 to claim the coveted post. The position of Deputy 
> Director General went to Mr. Pascal-Thierry Clivers of Switzerland, 
> who beat Mr. Denis Delehanty of the United States of America.
>
> Amb. Hussein is a former Postmaster General of the Postal Corporation 
> of Kenya. He has also served as Kenya's ambassador to Abu Dhabi. 
> Before his election today, Amb. Hussein had been serving as chairman 
> of the Council of Administration of the UPU. He was elected to the 
> post in 2008.
>
> Kenya's high powered delegation to the 25^th UPU Congress that 
> culminated into the election was led by Vice President Kalonzo 
> Musyoka. It included Information and Communications Minister Samuel 
> Poghisio, CCK Chairman, Mr. Ben Gituku, CCK Director General, Mr. 
> Francis Wangusi, Postal Corporation of Kenya Chairman Cyrus Maina and 
> PCK Postmaster General, Dr. Enock Kinara, among others.
>
> At the same time Kenya was also elected to serve in the Postal 
> Operations Council of the UPU for a period of four years.
>
> *Christopher Wambua*
>
> *Manager/Communications*
>
> *Consumer and Public Affairs Division *
>
> *Communications Commission of Kenya*
>
> *P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800*
>
> *KENYA*
>
>
>
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