Ukur Yatani Kanacho

Ambassador
Ukur Yatani Kanacho
Finance Cabinet Secretary
In office
2020–2022
Preceded byHon Henry Rotich
Succeeded byNjuguna Ndung'u
Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary
In office
2019–2020
Preceded byPhyllis Kandie
Governor of Marsabit County
In office
2013–2017
Preceded byInaugural officeholder
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vienna
In office
2009–2012
Member of the Kenyan Parliament, North Horr Constituency
In office
2006–2007
ConstituencyNorth
Personal details
Born
Ukur Yatani Kanacho

(1967-03-12) 12 March 1967
Marsabit
NationalityKenyan
SpouseDr. Gumato Yatani
Alma materEgerton University
University of York
OccupationPublic Servant
Websitewww.ukurkanacho.com

Ukur Yatani Kanacho (born 12 March 1967) is a Kenyan politician and ambassador, and was appointed as Treasury Secretary on 14 January 2020.

Yatani served as the First Governor of Marsabit County from 2013 to 2017, was the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna from 2009 to 2012, and served as the Member of Parliament for North Horr Constituency in 2006. In 2019 he served as the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection. In 2020 he was named Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury.