predecessor successor birth_place footnote nationality profession office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
none none amanya mushega meru , kenya he the commission for east african co-operation from 1996 was the executive secretary of the secretariat of kenyan civil servant former secretary general of the east african community 1 cabinet secretary and head of civil service 1st 20 october 1946 feb 2003 july 2000 francis muthaura
 feb 2012 2001 francis kirimi muthaura retired university of nairobi
francis muthaura

francis kirimi muthaura -lrb- born 20 october 1946 in meru , kenya -rrb- is a former kenyan civil servant and close ally of former president mwai kibaki .
he is the former head of civil service and secretary to the cabinet .
from 14 march 1996 to 24 april 2001 he was the secretary general of the east african community .
previously , he held several ambassadorial positions under the rule of former president daniel arap moi .
