List Of Vice Presidents In Kenya

List Of Vice Presidents In Kenya

Vice President is an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.

In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Vice Presidents in Kenya

Below is the complete List of the Vice Presidents In Kenya

1. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911 – 1994)

Jaramogi Oginga, the father to Raila Odinga was privileged to be the first Vice-President of Kenya in 1964 when Kenya became a Republic. He left office on April 14th, 1966 after falling out with Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

2. Joseph Murumbi (1911 – 1990)

Joseph Murumbi succeeded Jaramogi as the second VP of Kenya. He held this office for only 120 days before he was replaced by the President.

3. Daniel Arap Moi (1924 – 2020)

The second President of Kenya was the third VP. The Late Daniel Arap Moi holds the record for being the longest-serving Vice President as he served for 11 years under Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. He assumed the office of the President when Jomo passed on.

4. Mwai Kibaki (born 1931)

Mwai Kibaki served as a VP under the late Moi for 9 and a half years (1978-1988).

5. Josephat Karanja (1931 – 1994)

Josephat Karanja was the VP from March 1988 to May 1989. He was succeeded by George Saitoti.

6. George Saitoti (1945 –2012)

George Saitoti served from 1989 to January 1998. The office of Vice President was vacant for a period of 15 months. He was later re-instated by Moi in April 1999 and he served till the end of the KANU era.

7. Musalia Mudavadi (born 1960)

Musalia Mudavadi (the leader of Amani National Congress) was the shortest-serving VP in Kenya. He served for only 60 days before he resigned to join the Presidential race in 2002.

8. Kijana Wamalwa (1944 – 2003)

Kijana Wamalwa was the eighth VP of Kenya and he served under Former President Kibaki. He is the only VP to have died while in office.

9. Moody Awori (born 1928)

Moody Awori served from September 2003 to January 2008.

10. Kalonzo Musyoka (born 1953)

Kalonzo Musyoka, The Wiper party leader was the last person to use the title Vice President as the title was changed to Deputy President under the New Constitution of 2010. He served from January 2008 to April 2013.

11. William Ruto (born 1966)

William Ruto is the current Deputy President of Kenya. He assumed office in 2013 when Uhuru won the Presidency under the Jubilee ticket. He has declared his interest to vie for Presidency in the 2022 General Elections.

Which Vice-President in Kenya died while still in office?

Michael Christopher Kijana Wamalwa (25 November 1944 – 23 August 2003) was a renowned Kenyan politician who at the time of his death was serving as the eighth Vice-President of Kenya.