The Embassy of Tanzania in London

Amb. Mbelwa Brighton Kairuki

H.E. Mbelwa Brighton Kairuki is the current High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Kingdom since 2023.

His diplomatic career includes being Director of the Asia & Australasia Department in Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He served as Assistant to the President of Tanzania, working in the State House under President Jakaya Kikwete. Before that Kairuki also served as Tanzania’s Ambassador to China, with additional accreditation to Vietnam, Mongolia, and North Korea.

On a personal and community level, he contributes to philanthropic causes: he is a patron of Malaika Kids UK, a charity supporting vulnerable children in Tanzania, which reflects his commitment to social development and humanitarian engagement.