Deputy President of Kenya

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The Deputy President of Kenya (formerly the Vice-President of Kenya) is the second-highest executive official in the Kenyan government.

There has been one vacancy in the office, from January 8, 1998 until April 3, 1999.

List

^† Died in office

#	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Political Party
1	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911–1994)	12 December 1964	14 April 1966	KANU
2	Joseph Murumbi (1911–1990)	3 May 1966	31 August 1966	KANU
3	Daniel arap Moi (b. 1924)	5 January 1967	22 August 1978	KANU
4	Mwai Kibaki (b. 1931)	14 October 1978	24 March 1988	KANU
5	Josephat Karanja (1931–1994)	24 March 1988	1 May 1989	KANU
6	George Saitoti (1945–2012)	1 May 1989	8 January 1998	KANU
Vacant (8 January 1998 – 3 April 1999)
(6)	George Saitoti (1945–2012)	3 April 1999	30 August 2002	KANU
7	Musalia Mudavadi (b. 1960)	4 November 2002	3 January 2003	KANU
8	Michael Kijana Wamalwa (1944–2003)	3 January 2003	23 August 2003^[†]	NRC
9	Moody Awori (b. 1928)	25 September 2003	9 January 2008	NRC / PNU
10	Kalonzo Musyoka (b. 1953)	9 January 2008	9 April 2013	WDM–K

#	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Took office	Left office	Political Party
1		William Ruto (b. 1966)	9 April 2013	Incumbent	JA

Vice-Presidents of Kenya
Odinga 1964−1965 Murumbi 1965−1966 Moi 1967−1978 Kibaki 1978−1988 Karanja 1988−1989 Saitoti* 1989−1998 1999−2002 Mudavadi 2002 Kijana 2003 Awori 2003−2008 Musyoka 2008−2013 Ruto† 2013− *post vacant 1998-1999, interrupting his term †post renamed to 'Deputy President' in the 2010 Constitution of Kenya

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