[kictanet] Kenya elected to top UN positition

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Kudos, congratulations and well done Kenya. Most of all to the team behind
Amb. Hussein, with these kinds of appointments a lot has to do with the
"backstage" lobbying and preparations.

Once again - hongera!

Brian

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On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua at cck.go.ke>wrote:

> ** **
>
> 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 25th 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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