Former State House Comptroller Ambassador Lawrence Lenayapa is dead.
Lenayapa passed away on Thursday, February 29 morning at the age of 59.
Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani announced the death of the former State House Comptroller and sent his condolences to his family.
“My condolences to the family of Amb Lawrence Lenayapa following his passing on this morning. May Almighty God rest his soul in eternal peace and give solace to the family,” Yattani stated.
The former CS did not reveal details of the cause of death.
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Lenayapa served as the State House Comptroller from 2013 to 2018 under retired President Uhuru Kenyatta.
In 2018 Uhuru appointed Lenayapa as Kenya’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Netherlands a position he served until 2022 when he was replaced by Margaret Shava.
He also served as leader of Kenya’s delegation to other International Organizations and the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
Lenayapa began his civil service career as District Commissioner before transitioning to become a Principal Secretary at the Ministry of Environment.
In July 2020, Lenayapa made headlines after he wrote to the International Criminal Court rejecting four candidates that had been shortlisted for the position of ICC prosecutor.
He argued that the candidates had limited managerial experience in large international institutions and did not have demonstrable diplomatic experience, particularly in engagement with States.
