Harsh verdict on Mfumukeko as tenure comes at an end

Liberat Mfumukeko.

As EAC Secretary General Liberat Mfumukeko winds up his five years in office, focus is on his performance and successor. Pic: File

As another cycle of the East African Community comes to an end with the appointment of a new Secretary General in the next few days, critics have described the tenure of the outgoing East African Community Secretary General Liberat Mfumukeko as a “disaster” and lacking in consensus building.

Mr Mfumukeko, a Burundian, was appointed during the February 2016 Summit of EAC Heads of State to replace Rwanda’s Dr. Richard Sezibera. His appointment took effect from April 26, 2016.