Former Uhuru CS, Najib Balala appointed by Ex-UK Prime Minister to a new international job
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Ex-UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair appoints former CS in the Uhuru Kenyatta administration, Najib Balala as Tourism Advisor
Ex-UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair appoints former CS in the Uhuru Kenyatta administration, Najib Balala as Tourism Advisor.
Former Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has been appointed as a Tourism Advisor by Tony Blair Institute (TBI).
In a statement via his X account on Friday, October 6, Balala said he will be part of a global team of strategists, policy experts, and delivery practitioners that will work with political leaders and government to drive change across the world.
“Honored to have been appointed by Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) as a Tourism Advisor part of a global team of political strategists, policy experts, and delivery practitioners who work with governments and political leaders around the world to drive change,” Balala stated.
The former CS said he would be part of a global team of strategists, policy experts, and delivery practitioners who will work with political leaders and governments to drive change across the world.
Najib Balala served in the previous government under retired President Uhuru Kenyatta as the Cabinet Secretary for Mining between 2013 and 2015 before he was moved to the Tourism Ministry in June 2015 and served in the position until October 2022.
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After exiting the cabinet, Balala was appointed as the vice president of Fauna and Flora International (FFI), an international NGO dedicated to protecting threatened wildlife and habitats.
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) is a global organization founded by former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Tony Blair served as the Prime Minister of the UK between 1997 and 2007.
He was the leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 and established the Tony Blair Institute on December 1, 2016.
The institute serves several roles including a governance role which mainly focuses on working with governments and leaders of fragile, developing, and emerging states to enhance their effectiveness.
They help governments and leaders make their vision for development a reality.
The global institute has nearly 800 changemakers, and it serves in more than 30 countries across five continents.
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