Institutionalization of NEMA

Following approximately 6 months with the Ministry of Information and Transport, the Ambassador was transferred to the Ministry of Environment as Permanent Secretary coordinating the Environment, Mining and Water sectors in the country. This significantly broader mandate saw the Ambassador charged with implementing significant shifts in policy in the privatization of the water sector through the introduction of the Water Act 2002. In respect of the environment, the Ambassador was instrumental in the operationalization of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and commenced the review of the Mining Act. Building on his work at the EAC Secretariat, the Ambassador was also involved in the conceptualization of the EAC Lake Victoria Commission.