List of heads of state of Kenya
President of Kenya
Under the 1964 Constitutional Amendment establishing the Republic of Kenya, the President replaced the Monarch as head of state and the Prime Minister as chief executive.

List of heads of state of Kenya

Section Title: President of Kenya
Table Section Text: Under the 1964 Constitutional Amendment establishing the Republic of Kenya, the President replaced the Monarch as head of state and the Prime Minister as chief executive.

President	Term of office	Political party (at time of election)	Vice President (1964-2013) Deputy President (2013-)

№	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Election

1	-	Jomo Kenyatta (1893–1978)	12 December 1964	22 August 1978 (died in office)	Kenya African National Union	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1964-1966)

Joseph Murumbi (1966)

Daniel arap Moi (1967-1978)

1969

1974

2	-	Daniel arap Moi (1924–)	22 August 1978	8 November 1978	Kenya African National Union

8 November 1978	30 December 2002	1978	Mwai Kibaki (1978-1988)

1979

1983

1988	Josephat Karanja (1988-1989)

George Saitoti (1989-1998)

1992

1997

Vacant (1998-1999)

George Saitoti (1998-2002)

Musalia Mudavadi (1998-2003)

3	-	Mwai Kibaki (1931-)	30 December 2002	9 April 2013	2002	National Rainbow Coalition

Michael Kijana Wamalwa (2003)

Moody Awori (2003-2008)

2007	Party of National Unity

Kalonzo Musyoka (2008-2013)

4	-	Uhuru Kenyatta (1961-)	9 April 2013	Incumbent	2013	The National Alliance	William Ruto

2017	Jubilee Party

Sentence(s)

On December 30, 2002, Mwai Kibaki was sworn in as the third President of Kenya.
On December 30, 2002, Mwai Kibaki was sworn in as the third President of Kenya.
On December 30, 2002, Mwai Kibaki was the third President of Kenya.

final_sentence: On December 30, 2002, Mwai Kibaki was sworn in as the third President of Kenya.
final_sentence: On December 30, 2002, Mwai Kibaki was sworn in as the third President of Kenya.
final_sentence: On December 30, 2002, Mwai Kibaki was the third President of Kenya.