Prime Minister of Kenya
former Head of Government in Kenya
The Prime Minister of Kenya was a post in the Kenyan government. The first Prime Minister of Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta, who became Prime Minister in 1963. In 1964, Kenya became a republic; the post of Prime Minister was abolished. The post of Prime Minister was recreated in April 2008. The position was again abolished in 2013.
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Style | The Right Honourable |
Appointer | Kenyan Parliament |
Formation | 1 June 1963 17 April 2008 |
First holder | Jomo Kenyatta |
Final holder | Raila Odinga |
Abolished | 12 December 1964 9 April 2013 |
Succession | Uhuru Kenyatta, as President of Kenya |
The last Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, was sworn in on 17 April 2008.[1] He was Kenya's second Prime Minister.
Kenya
changePicture | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
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Ronald Gideon Ngala | 1960 | 1 June 1963 | Kenya African National Union | ||
Jomo Kenyatta |
1 June 1963 | 12 December 1964 | Kenya African National Union | ||
Jomo Kenyatta |
12 December 1964 | 12 December 1964 | Kenya African National Union | ||
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga |
12 December 1964 | 14 April 1966 | KANU | ||
Joseph Murumbi | 3 May 1966 | 31 August 1966 | KANU | ||
Daniel arap Moi | 5 January 1967 | 22 August 1978 | KANU | ||
Mwai Kibaki | 14 October 1978 | 24 March 1988 | KANU | ||
Josephat Karanja | 24 March 1988 | 1 May 1989 | KANU | ||
George Saitoti | 1 May 1989 | 8 January 1998 | KANU | ||
8 January 1998 | 30 August 2002 | KANU | |||
Musalia Mudavadi | 4 November 2002 | 3 January 2003 | KANU | ||
Michael Kijana Wamalwa | 3 January 2003 | 23 August 2003 | NRC | ||
Moody Awori | 25 September 2003 | 9 January 2008 | NRC / PNU | ||
Kalonzo Musyoka | 9 January 2008 | 9 April 2013 | WDM–K | ||
Raila Odinga | 17 April 2008 | 9 April 2013 | Orange Democratic Movement | ||
William Ruto | 9 April 2013 | 9 April 2019 | Jubilee | ||
Uhuru Kenyatta | 9 April 2019 | 13 September 2022 | The National Alliance | ||
Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua | 13 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | United Democratic Alliance | ||
Musalia Mudavadi |
27 October 2022 | 1 June 2024 | Amani National Congress | ||
1 June 2024 | Incumbent | Amani National Congress |
References
change- ↑ Eric Ombok, "Kenya's Raila Odinga Sworn in as Prime Minister, Ending Crisis", Bloomberg.com, 17 April 2008.