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The Minister of Finance of Kenya is a cabinet position held by the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Finance.
The following are the Finance Ministers of Kenya since independence. [1]
Kenya African National Union Party of National Unity
# | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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1 | James Gichuru | 1963 | 1969 [2] | ||
2 | Mwai Kibaki | 1969 | 1982 [3] | Kenya's longest serving minister. Became third president after being elected overwhelmingly in December 2002. | |
3 | Arthur Magugu | 1982 | 1986 [4] | ||
4 | George Saitoti | 1986 | 1992 | Goldenberg scandal occurred [3] | |
5 | Musalia Mudavadi | 1993 | 1997 | Land economist and son of long serving minister Moses Substone Mudavadi mopped up the excess liquidity related to the 1992 multiparty elections | |
6 | Simeon Nyachae | 1998 | 1999 | ||
7 | Francis Masakhalia | February 1999 | August 1999 | ||
8 | Chris Okemo | September 1999 | November 2001 | Now facing an extradition case related to money laundering at Kenya Power in his earlier career as Energy minister | |
9 | Christopher Obure | November 2001 | December 2002 | ||
10 | Daudi Mwiraria | January 2003 | February 2006 | Resigned following the Anglo-Leasing scandal [3] | |
11 | Amos Kimunya | February 2006 | 2008 | Resigned following the Grand Regency Scandal [3] | |
– | John Michuki (in a temporary capacity) | 2008 | 2009 | ||
12 | Uhuru Kenyatta | 2009 | 2011 | Resigned after being charged in the International Criminal Court. [5] Was elected fourth president of Kenya in 2013 | |
13 | Robinson Njeru Githae | 2011 | 2013 |
# | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Henry Rotich | 15 May 2013 | Removed in office, face charges of corruption; 22 July 2019 | |
2 | Ukur Yatani Kanacho | 14 January 2020 | 2022 | |
3 | Njuguna Ndung'u | October 2022 |
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