Judith wakhungu biography

          Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu EGH is a Kenyan politician, diplomat, and geologist who was appointed by the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, as ambassador to France on the 26th of January

        1. Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu EGH is a Kenyan politician, diplomat, and geologist who was appointed by the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, as ambassador to France on the 26th of January
        2. Judi W. Wakhungu is a former Executive Director of the African Technology Studies Network.
        3. Upon returning to Kenya, Wakhungu joined the Ministry of Energy and Regional Development as its first female geologist to study the geothermal energy found in Kenya's Great Rift Valley.
        4. Professor Wakhungu served as Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources where she was responsible for ensuring good governance.
        5. From to , she served as Kenya's minister of environment, water, and natural resources – also the first woman to serve in this capacity.

          6. Upon returning to Kenya, Wakhungu joined the Ministry of Energy and Regional Development as its first female geologist to study the geothermal energy found in Kenya's Great Rift Valley..

          Judi Wakhungu

          Kenyan politician

          Judi Wangalwa WakhunguEGH is a Kenyan politician, diplomat, and geologist who was appointed by the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, as ambassador to France on the 26th of January 2018.[1] Immediately prior to her present position, she served as the cabinet secretary for environment and regional development authorities from 25 April 2013[2] until 17 January 2018.[1]

          Background and education

          Professor Judi Wakhungu is the daughter of Grace, a manager at Kenya Reinsurance and Consolidated Bank, and the Late Mathew Wakhungu.[3] Her uncles are former Vice President Moody Awoori and Kenya's first kidney specialist, Professor Nelson Awoori.[4] She was interested in science from an early age,[5] eventually leading her to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from St.

          Lawrence University in New York in 1983. She also holds a Master of Science degree in petroleum geology from Aca