President William Ruto has nominated Kosiom Frank Ole Kibelekenya as Kenya’s Ambassador to Copenhagen, Denmark, marking the establishment of a new diplomatic mission approved by the Cabinet.
In the same announcement, President Ruto also appointed three Deputy Ambassadors. Elias Bare Shill was named Deputy Ambassador to Mogadishu, Somalia, while Ambassador Dr Joseph Warui was redeployed to Moscow, Russia. Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Nur was appointed Deputy Ambassador to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ambassador Nur previously served as Kenya’s Ambassador to Doha, Qatar, while Ambassador Warui was the Deputy Head of Mission at the Court of Saint James at the Kenya High Commission in the United Kingdom.
Elias Bare Shill will deputise Ambassador Kubai Iringo, the current Kenyan Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, who presented his credentials in early 2024 and continues to serve through the 2025–2026 period.
In Tanzania, Deputy Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Nur will serve under Ambassador Isaac Njenga, while Deputy Ambassador Warui will work under Dr Peter Mutuku Mathuki in Moscow.
The nomination of the full Ambassador to Denmark has been forwarded to the National Assembly for parliamentary vetting and approval.
The appointments were made under Presidential Action No. IV of 2026 and were announced on Friday, February 6, by Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix K. Koskei.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Denmark mission is among the fresh diplomatic appointments where Kenya previously had no sitting envoy.
With the new appointments, Kenya now maintains diplomatic representation in 72 countries worldwide, further expanding its international presence.
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