List of First Ladies of Kenya

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The First Lady of Kenya is the title held by the wife of the President of Kenya, an office created in 1964. The country's present First Lady is Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta, who took office on 9 April 2013.

First Ladies of Kenya

Name	Term Begins	Term Ends	President of Kenya
Ngina Kenyatta	12 December 1964	22 August 1978	Jomo Kenyatta
Lena Moi♦	22 August 1978	30 December 2002	Daniel arap Moi
Lucy Kibaki	30 December 2002	9 April 2013	Mwai Kibaki
Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta	9 April 2013	Incumbent	Uhuru Kenyatta

♦ Daniel arap Moi and his wife, Lena Moi, separated in 1974.^[1] However, they remained married until her death on 22 July 2004.^[1]^[2] Ngina reportedly retained her First Lady status even after the death of her husband in 1978. Official papers and statements released by the Kenyan government identified Lena Moi as the country's "second First Lady."^[2]

References

1 2 Wachira, Patrick (2004-07-24). "Kenya: Grief As Moi's Wife Dies". The Standard (Kenya) (AllAfrica.com). Retrieved 2012-07-30.
1 2 "President Kibaki attends Lena's burial". State House (Kenya). 2004-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

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List of First Ladies of Kenya

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