Deputy President of Kenya

Deputy President of The Republic of Kenya
File:Kenya Coat of Arms-detail.svg Coat of arms of Kenya
Incumbent William Ruto since 9 April 2013
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Five years; renewable once
Inaugural holder	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga as Vice President December 1964
Salary	KES.1,487,500 monthly
Website	www.deputypresident.go.ke

The Deputy President of Kenya (formerly the Vice-President of Kenya) is the second-highest executive official in the Kenyan government. The Deputy President is the principal assistant of the President and deputises for the President in executive functions. Prior to the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, the Deputy President was known as the Vice President. While the Vice President was appointed by the President, the Deputy President is elected as part of a joint ticket with the President of Kenya he or she serves. In addition, unlike the previous situation where the Vice President would usually have a Cabinet Ministry to hold, the Deputy President is not permitted to hold any other state or public office.

There has been one vacancy in the office, from January 8, 1998 until April 3, 1999. Two of Kenya's Vice Presents, Mwai Kibaki and Daniel Moi have gone on to serve as President. William Ruto served as Acting President for a few days after President Uhuru Kenyatta temporarily transferred his powers and office to appear before the International Criminal Court.

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 (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political Party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 1		Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911–1994)	12 December 1964	14 April 1966	1 year, 123 days	KANU
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 2		Joseph Murumbi (1911–1990)	3 May 1966	31 August 1966	120 days	KANU
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 3		Daniel arap Moi (1924–2020)	5 January 1967	22 August 1978	11 years, 230 days	KANU
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 4		Mwai Kibaki (b. 1931)	14 October 1978	24 March 1988	9 years, 162 days	KANU
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 5		Josephat Karanja (1931–1994)	24 March 1988	1 May 1989	1 year, 37 days	KANU
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 6		George Saitoti (1945–2012)	1 May 1989	8 January 1998	8 years, 250 days	KANU
Vacant (8 January 1998 – 3 April 1999)
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" |(6)		George Saitoti (1945–2012)	3 April 1999	30 August 2002	3 years, 148 days	KANU
style="background:Template:Kenya African National Union/meta/color; color:white;" | 7		Musalia Mudavadi (b. 1960)	4 November 2002	3 January 2003	60 days	KANU
style="background:Template:Party of National Unity (Kenya)/meta/color; color:white;" | 8		Michael Kijana Wamalwa (1944–2003)	3 January 2003	23 August 2003[†]	232 days	NRC
style="background:Template:Party of National Unity (Kenya)/meta/color; color:white;" | 9		Moody Awori (b. 1928)	25 September 2003	9 January 2008	4 years, 106 days	NRC / PNU
10		Kalonzo Musyoka (b. 1953)	9 January 2008	9 April 2013	5 years, 91 days	WDM–K
Deputy President of Kenya
style="background:Template:The National Alliance/meta/color; color:white;" | 11		William Ruto (b. 1966)	9 April 2013	Incumbent	11 years, 226 days	JA

See also

• Kenya
  • President of Kenya
  • Heads of Government of Kenya
  • Colonial Heads of Kenya
• Lists of incumbents