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
- Parties
Kenya African National Union (KANU)
National Rainbow Coalition (NRC) / Party of National Unity (PNU)
Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya (WDM–K)
Jubilee Alliance (JA)
- Key
† Died in office
Vice-Presidents of Kenya
No. | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Political Party |
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Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911–1994) |
12 December 1964 | 14 April 1966 | KANU |
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Joseph Murumbi (1911–1990) |
3 May 1966 | 31 August 1966 | KANU |
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Daniel arap Moi (b. 1924) |
5 January 1967 | 22 August 1978 | KANU |
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Mwai Kibaki (b. 1931) |
14 October 1978 | 24 March 1988 | KANU |
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Josephat Karanja (1931–1994) |
24 March 1988 | 1 May 1989 | KANU |
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George Saitoti (1945–2012) |
1 May 1989 | 8 January 1998 | KANU |
Vacant (8 January 1998 – 3 April 1999) | |||||
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George Saitoti (1945–2012) |
3 April 1999 | 30 August 2004 | KANU |
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;"| 7 | Musalia Mudavadi (b. 1960) |
31 August 2004 | 3 January 2005 | KANU | |
style="background:Template:Party of National Unity (Kenya)/meta/color; color:white;"| 8 | ![]() |
Michael Kijana Wamalwa (1944–2005) |
3 January 2005 | 23 August 2005[†] | NRC |
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Moody Awori (b. 1928) |
25 September 2005 | 9 January 2008 | NRC / PNU |
10 | ![]() |
Kalonzo Musyoka (b. 1953) |
9 January 2008 | 9 April 2013 | WDM–K |
Deputy Presidents of Kenya
No. | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Political Party |
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William Ruto (b. 1966) |
9 April 2013 | Incumbent | JA |