List of finance ministers of Kenya

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The Minister of Finance of Kenya is a cabinet position held by the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Finance.

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Ministers

The following are the Finance Ministers of Kenya since independence. [1]

Parties

   Kenya African National Union    Party of National Unity

#PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeNotes
1 No image.svg James Gichuru 19631969 [2]
2 Mwai Kibaki, October 2003.jpg Mwai Kibaki 19691982 [3] Kenya's longest serving minister. Became third president after being elected overwhelmingly in December 2002.
3 No image.svg Arthur Magugu 19821986 [4]
4 George Saitoti (cropped).jpg George Saitoti 19861992 Goldenberg scandal occurred [3]
5 Musalia Mudavadi.JPG Musalia Mudavadi 19931997Land economist and son of long serving minister Moses Substone Mudavadi mopped up the excess liquidity related to the 1992 multiparty elections
6 No image.svg Simeon Nyachae 19981999
7 No image.svg Francis Masakhalia February 1999August 1999
8 No image.svg Chris Okemo September 1999November 2001Now facing an extradition case related to money laundering at Kenya Power in his earlier career as Energy minister
9 No image.svg Christopher Obure November 2001December 2002
10 David Mwiraria, IMF 2004.jpg Daudi Mwiraria January 2003February 2006Resigned following the Anglo-Leasing scandal [3]
11 Amos Kimonya, IMF 2006.jpg Amos Kimunya February 20062008Resigned following the Grand Regency Scandal [3]
No image.svg John Michuki
(in a temporary capacity)
20082009
12 Uhuru Kenyatta.png Uhuru Kenyatta 20092011Resigned after being charged in the International Criminal Court. [5] Was elected fourth president of Kenya in 2013
13 Robinson Njeru Githae.jpg Robinson Njeru Githae 20112013

Cabinet secretaries

#PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft office
1 Henry Rotich.jpg Henry Rotich 15 May 2013Removed in office, face charges of corruption; 22 July 2019
2
Ukur Yatani.jpg
Ukur Yatani Kanacho 14 January 20202022
3 Njuguna Ndung'u October 2022

4

john mbadi

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References

  1. "The National Treasury Kenya". 2014-07-11. Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  2. Kenya Gazette. 28 December 1965. p. 1516. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Finance ministers: Some spent years, others months at Treasury, Daily Nation
  4. "The Standard - Breaking News, Kenya News, World News and Videos".
  5. Kenya ICC: Kenyatta resigns from finance role, BBC News