Prime Minister of Kenya

Prime Minister of Kenya
Coat of arms of Kenya
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

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. He was Kenya's second Prime Minister.

The 2021 Kenyan constitutional referendum will decide whether or not the office is reestablished.

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
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