Nancy Karigithu
{{Short description|Kenyan politician and activist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nancy Karigithu
| image = 24 03 07 BLUE LEADERS Nancy Karigithu.jpg
| caption = Nancy Karigithu in Brussels for the Blue Leaders conference in 2024.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|9|6}}
| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya
| nationality = Kenyan
| citizenship = Kenya
| education = master's degree in International Maritime law obtained from the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, Malta
| alma_mater = University of Nairobi
| occupation = Business woman
| years_active = 2000 - present
| employer = Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development
}}
Nancy Karigithu is a Kenyan businesswoman and civil servant.{{Cite web |last=Flavia |date=2022-09-28 |title=H.E. Nancy Karigithu |url=https://conferences.wmu.se/londonstockholm50/nacy-karigithu/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Protecting the Ocean - Moving forward at 50: London Convention & Stockholm Declaration |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Splash |date=2023-06-12 |title=Nancy Karigithu: My bid to make the IMO more proactive |url=https://splash247.com/nancy-karigithu-my-bid-to-make-the-imo-more-proactive/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Splash247 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Beja |first=Patrick |title=Why Nancy Karigithu easily lost global maritime post to Panamanian |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/counties/article/2001477595/why-nancy-karigithu-easily-lost-global-maritime-post-to-panamanian |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Standard |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=CORRESPONDENT |date=2023-07-18 |title=IMO SG race: Kenya's Nancy Karigithu concedes to Panama's Arsenio Dominguez |url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2023/07/imo-sg-race-kenyas-nancy-karigithu-concedes-to-panamas-arsenio-dominguez/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Capital News |language=en-US}} She is the current Principal Secretary and State Department for Shipping and Maritime in the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development as well as Public Works.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-07 |title=Ruto roots for ex-PS Nancy Karigithu for top UN job |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/ruto-roots-for-ex-ps-nancy-karigithu-for-top-un-job--4226172 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Nation |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wanjala|first=Emmanuel |title=Karigithu loses leadership bid at UN's maritime agency |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2023-07-18-karigithu-loses-leadership-bid-at-uns-maritime-agency/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Star |language=en-KE}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title='We need all hands on deck' |url=https://www.thegef.org/newsroom/news/we-need-all-hands-deck |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Global Environment Facility |language=en}} From 2004 to 2005, Karigithu served as Transport Expert for the African Union.{{cite web|url=https://www.ics-shipping.org/person/nancy-w-karigithu/|title=Nancy W. Karigithu {{pipe}} International Chamber of Shipping|website=ics-shipping.org|access-date=2024-03-12}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-22 |title=Why Kenya’s IMO secretary-general position bid flopped |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/why-kenya-s-imo-secretary-general-position-bid-flopped-4312166 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Nation |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kenya's Amb. Nancy Karigithu Could Be the Next IMO Secretary General |url=https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/kenya-s-amb-nancy-karigithu-could-be-the-next-imo-secretary-general |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-13 |title=The next IMO secretary-general: Nancy Karigithu |url=https://lloydslist.com/LL1145897/The-next-IMO-secretary-general-Nancy-Karigithu |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Lloyd's List}}
Early life
Education
Karigithu holds a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Nairobi. She also obtained a master's degree in International Maritime law from the IMO International Maritime Law Institute, Malta.
Career
Malta has also worked as the Director General of the Kenya Maritime Authority, for about nine years, and being the chairperson of the International Maritime Authority where for three terms. She is the member on the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden.
Karigithu has also worked as a State Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General, as well as the Senior Legal Officer at the Kenya Ports Authority where she became an Assistant Corporation Secretary.
In 2023, Karigithu was narrowly defeated in a bid to become secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, but had strong support from African nations.
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