Deputy President of Kenya

The deputy president of Kenya is the second most powerful politician in the Kenyan government.

Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya Naibu Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya
Incumbent Kithure Kindiki since 1 November 2024
Style	His Excellency/Her Excellency
Residence	The Deputy President's Mansion
Seat	Nairobi
Appointer	Direct popular vote or, if vacant, President
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kenya
Inaugural holder	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga
Formation	12 December 1964; 60 years ago (1964-12-12)
Salary	KSh.14,724,000.00 annual[1]
Website	www.deputypresident.go.ke

Background

The deputy president is the main assistant of the president.^[2] Before 2010, the deputy president was known as the vice president. While the vice president was appointed by the president, the deputy president is elected with the President of Kenya.^[3]

List of officeholders

Political parties

  Kenya African National Union (KANU)

  National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) / Party of National Unity (PNU)

  Orange Democratic Movement – Kenya (ODM–K)

  Jubilee Alliance (JA)

  United Democratic Alliance (UDA)

Symbols

^† Died in office

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Vice President of Kenya
1		Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911–1994)	12 December 1964	14 April 1966	1 year, 123 days	KANU
2		Joseph Murumbi (1911–1990)	3 May 1966	30 November 1966	211 days	KANU
3		Daniel arap Moi (1924–2020)	5 January 1967	22 August 1978	11 years, 229 days	KANU
4		Mwai Kibaki (1931–2022)	14 October 1978	24 March 1988	9 years, 162 days	KANU
5		Josephat Karanja (1931–1994)	24 March 1988	1 May 1989	1 year, 38 days	KANU
6		George Saitoti (1945–2012)	1 May 1989	8 January 1998	8 years, 252 days	KANU
			3 April 1999	30 August 2002	3 years, 149 days	KANU
7		Musalia Mudavadi (born 1960)	4 November 2002	3 January 2003	60 days	KANU
8		Michael Kijana Wamalwa (1944–2003)	3 January 2003	23 August 2003[†]	232 days	NARC
9		Moody Awori (born 1928)	25 September 2003	9 January 2008	4 years, 106 days	NARC / PNU
10		Kalonzo Musyoka (born 1953)	9 January 2008	9 April 2013	5 years, 90 days	ODM–K
Deputy President of Kenya
11		William Ruto (born 1966)	9 April 2013	13 September 2022	9 years, 157 days	Jubilee
12		Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua (born 1965)	13 September 2022	1 November 2024	2 years, 49 days	UDA
13		Abraham Kithure Kindiki (born 1972)	1 November 2024	Incumbent	282 days	UDA