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Appointment of new Executive Director of the Agency

Appointment of new Executive Director of the Agency

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Elema Halake as the new Executive Director of the Anti-Counterfeit Agency, effective Friday, May 13, 2017.

Halake has a long stunning career in public administration spanning over 20 years working in various capacities in different parts of the Country.

He has vast experience in wildlife conservation / management and coordination at National, Regional and International levels having served at KWS for a long time. He has served previously as the Vice chair for Interpol Wildlife Working group, in the Environmental program as well as the Chair of the East-African Wildlife cross border forums. He has also represented and being part of National delegations to various International and regional conferences and Foras including CITES, Interpol, EARPPCO, Lusaka Agreement, cross border forums besides the National collaborations and Co - operations with key state and non-state actors and partners like Interpol National Central Bureau and Regional Bureau, NEMA, Provincial/ County administration, Kenya Forest Service, Lusaka Agreement Task Force, Police and host of other nonstate actors. He has also been on the Board of Kenya School of Adventure at Mt. Kenya.

To his strength, he has built a web of professional contacts and network at local, regional and international levels. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s degree in Development Studies from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He has Diploma in Wildlife Management and Advanced Diploma in Social Work. He holds also a graduate certificate from the Virginia University, USA and other professional and management training certificates. He is a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) National Academy graduate and has a graduate certificate in criminal justice from FBI National Academy in Virginia, USA. Mr. Halake has also undertaken extensive investigation and intelligence trainings at International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Bostwana, Georgia and Roswell in USA besides national training in criminal intelligence, investigation and prosecution at the CID training School and National Intelligence Service.

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P.O. Box, 47771-00100 (GPO), Nairobi, Kenya.
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