Prime Minister of Kenya
Prime Minister of Kenya | |
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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 |
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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 and Jomo Kenyatta assumed the position of President. Following a power-sharing agreement in February 2008, the post of Prime Minister was recreated that April. The position was again abolished by the 2010 Constitution after the 2013 elections.
The last Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, was sworn in on 17 April 2008.[1] He was Kenya's second Prime Minister.
The 2021 Kenyan constitutional referendum will decide whether or not the office is reestablished.[2]
Prime ministers of Kenya (1963–2013)[]
- Parties
Kenya African National Union
Orange Democratic Movement
No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political party |
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Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964) | |||||
1 | Jomo Kenyatta (1891–1978) |
1 June 1963 | 12 December 1964 | Kenya African National Union | |
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya | |||||
Post abolished (12 December 1964 – 17 April 2008) | |||||
2 | Raila Odinga (1945–) |
17 April 2008 | 9 April 2013 | Orange Democratic Movement | |
Post abolished (9 April 2013 – present) |
See also[]
- List of colonial governors of Kenya
- List of heads of state of Kenya
- Lists of incumbents
- Politics of Kenya
References[]
- ^ Eric Ombok, "Kenya's Raila Odinga Sworn in as Prime Minister, Ending Crisis", Bloomberg.com, 17 April 2008.
- ^ "Kenyatta in steep and precarious journey towards June referendum". The East African. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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- Lists of prime ministers by country
- Lists of rulers of Kenya
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