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

• KANU - Kenya African National Union
• PNU - Party of National Unity

Latest election

Main article: Kenyan presidential election, 2007

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

• List of colonial heads of Kenya
• Kenya
  • Heads of Government of Kenya
  • Vice-Presidents of Kenya
  • Colonial Heads of Kenya
• lists of incumbents

References

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