List of heads of state of Kenya

President of the Republic of Kenya

Coat of arms of Kenya
Incumbent
Mwai Kibaki

since 30 December 2002
Residence State House, Nairobi
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Jomo Kenyatta
Formation 12 December 1964
Website http://www.cabinetoffice.go.ke/
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Heads of State of Kenya (1963-Present)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes
The Dominion of Kenya
12 December 1963 to 12 December 1964 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
represented by:-
    12 December 1963 to 12 December 1964    Malcolm John MacDonald, Governor-General
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
The Republic of Kenya
12 December 1964 to 22 August 1978 Jomo Kenyatta, President KANU Died in office
22 August 1978 to 30 December 2002 Daniel arap Moi, President KANU Retired
30 December 2002 to Present Mwai Kibaki, President PNU

Affiliations

Latest election

Party Candidate Votes (ECK) 29 Jan Votes (Kibaki Gov't) [1]
PNU Mwai Kibaki 4,578,034 4,584,721 47%
ODM Raila Odinga 4,352,860 4,352,993 44%
ODM-K Kalonzo Musyoka 879,899 879,903 9%
KPTP Joseph Karani 21,168 21,171 0.2%
KPP Pius Muiru 9,665 9,667 0.09%
WCPK Nazlin Omar 8,624 8,624 0.087%
SSA Kenneth Matiba 8,049 8,046 0.081%
CCUP David Ng'ethe 5,976 5,976 0.06%
RPK Nixon Kukubo 5,926 5,927 0.06%

See also

References

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