List of heads of state of Kenya

President of the Republic of Kenya
Coat of arms of Kenya
Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta since 9 April 2013
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
Kenya (Commonwealth realm)
12 December 1963 to 12 December 1964		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Kenya 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 9 April 2013		Mwai Kibaki, President	PNU	Retired
9 April 2013 to Present		Uhuru Kenyatta, President	TNA	Son of Jomo Kenyatta

Affiliations

• KANU – Kenya African National Union
• PNU – Party of National Unity
• TNA – The National Alliance

Latest election

Main article: Kenyan presidential election, 2013

Presidential Candidate/ Running mate	Coalition/ Party	Popular Vote	% of Cast Votes	% of Valid Votes
Uhuru Kenyatta/ William Ruto	Jubilee Alliance/TNA	6,173,433	50.07%	50.51%
Raila Odinga/ Kalonzo Musyoka	Coalition for Reforms and Democracy/ODM	5,340,546	43.31%	43.70%
Musalia Mudavadi/ Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni	Amani Coalition/UDF	483,981	3.93%	3.96%
Peter Kenneth/ Ronald Osumba	Eagle Alliance/ KNC	72,786	0.59%	0.60%
Mohammed Abduba Dida/ Joshua Odongo Onono	Alliance for Real Change	52,848	0.43%	0.43%
Martha Karua/ Augustine Lotodo	National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya	43,881	0.36%	0.36%
James ole Kiyiapi/ Winnie Kaburu	Restore and Build Kenya	40,998	0.33%	0.34%
Paul Muite/ Shem Ochuodho	Safina Party	12,580	0.10%	0.10%
Votes Cast			12,330,028	100%
Valid votes			12,221,053	99.12%
Spoilt votes			108,975	0.88%
Contested votes			--	--%
100.00% reporting ( 291 of 291 Constituencies)
Voter turnout 86.00%

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