Ambassador EU, Belgium and Luxebourg

It was not long before Ambassador Muthaura was posted to the Kenya High Commission in London as Deputy Head of Mission at a time when the United Kingdom was undoubtedly seen as the country’s most significant trading partner as well as a crucial development partner. As a consequence of his stellar credentials he was promoted after 11 months to take up the position of the Kenyan Ambassador to the European Economic Community in early 1988, taking him back to Brussels, Belgium to head Kenya’s negotiating team with the largest and most intricate economic block in the world. These efforts included negotiating the ACP – EU Lome IV Convention (a trade and financial cooperation agreement). More specifically, in respect of Lome IV, the Ambassador acted as the alternate negotiator for the Chapter on Finance and Investment. During this time he is also credited with initiating the concept of the ACP-EU Investment Support Facility which was subsequently provided for in the Cotonou Agreement.