List of secretaries general of the East African Community
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This is a list of the secretaries-general of the East African Community since the re-established East African Community, after the EAC Treaty 1999 came into force in July 2000.[1] Since then there have been five secretaries-general appointed by the relevant heads of state. Both the secretary-general position and the chairman position is appointed on a rotational basis by the respective partner states. The secretary-general has to be a deputy secretary-general to be appointed and at a time, there are four deputy secretaries in place.
| Secretary-General of the East African Community | |
|---|---|
since 7 March 2026 | |
| East African Community East African Community Secretariat | |
| Residence | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Francis Muthaura |
| Formation | July 2000 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary-General |
| Website | www |
List of secretaries-general
| President | Nationality | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| № | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Francis Muthaura
(1946–) |
 Kenya |
July 2000 | 5 April 2001 | 9 Months | [2] |
| 2 | Amanya Mushega
(1946–) |
 Uganda |
5 April 2001 | 4 April 2006 | 5 years | [3] | |
| 3 | .jpg) |
Juma Mwapachu
(1942–2025) |
 Tanzania |
4 April 2006 | 19 April 2011 | 5 years | [4] |
| 4 | .jpg) |
Richard Sezibera
(1964–) |
 Rwanda |
19 April 2011 | 2 March 2016 | 5 years | [5] |
| 5 | .jpg) |
Libérat Mfumukeko
(1964–) |
 Burundi |
2 March 2016 | 2 March 2021 | 5 years, 0 days | [6] |
| 6 |  |
Peter Mathuki
(1969–) |
Kenya |
2 March 2021 | 7 June 2024 | 3 years, 97 days | [7] |
| 7 | .jpg) |
Veronica Nduva
(1969–) |
Kenya |
7 June 2024 | 7 March 2026 | 1 year, 328 days | [8] |
| 8 | Stephen Mbundi | Tanzania |
7 March 2026 | 55 days | [9] | ||
Deputy secretary-general
A deputy secretary-general is appointed by the summit on a three-year term renewable once. Each nation will have one deputy secretary-general except the nation at which the secretary-general hails from.