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This is a list of ministries in the Cabinet of Kenya which help lead the Government of Kenya.
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This is a list of ministries in the Cabinet of Kenya which help lead the Government of Kenya.
There are currently 21 ministries in the Cabinet of Kenya. [1] [2]
| Ministry | Cabinet Secretary | State Departments | Agencies | |
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| The Presidency | Executive Office of the President Office of the Deputy President Cabinet Affairs Office | |||
| 1 | Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary | Musalia Mudavadi |
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| 2 | Ministry of Interior and National Administration | Kithure Kindiki |
| Kenya Police Administration Police Kenya Prisons Service probation and aftercare services |
| 3 | The National Treasury And Economic Planning | Njuguna Ndung'u |
| Kenya Revenue Authority Central Bank of Kenya |
| 4 | Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs | Alfred Mutua |
| Kenya Foreign Service Institute |
| 5 | Ministry of Defence | Aden Duale | State Department of Defence | Kenya Defence Forces The Kenya Space Agency National Defence University of Kenya |
| 6 | Ministry of Health | Susan Wafula |
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| 7 | Ministry of Education | Ezekiel Machogu |
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| 8 | Ministry Of Roads, Transport And Public Works | Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen |
| Kenya Airports Authority
Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology Kenya Institute of Technology Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
| 9 | Ministry of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) | State Department of Devolution State Department of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) | ||
| 10 | Ministry Of Lands, Housing And Urban Development | Zacharia Mwangi Njeru |
| National Land Commission |
| 11 | Ministry of Environment and Forestry | Roselinda Soipan Tuiya | State Department of Environment and Forestry | National Environment Management Authority |
| 12 | Ministry of Mining and Petroleum | Davis Chirchir | State Department of mining State Department of Petroleum | |
| 13 | Ministry of Agriculture And Livestock Development | Mithika Linturi |
| Agriculture, Livestock, Food and Fisheries Authority (AFFA) Agricultural Finance Corporation Agricultural Development Corporation Kenya Seed Company Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS) Nyayo Tea Zones Development Corporation South Nyanza Sugar Company Nzoia Sugar Company Chemelil Sugar Company Mumias Sugar Company Agriculture Information Resource Centre Revolving Fund |
| 14 | Ministry of East African Community and Northern Corridor Development | State Department of East African Community and Northern Corridor Development | ||
| 15 | Ministry of Labour and Social Protection | Florence Bore | State Department of Labour State Department of Social Protection, Pensions and Senior Citizens Affairs | National Social Security Fund |
| 16 | Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife | Peninah Malonza | State Department for Wildlife | |
| 17 | Ministry of Water and Sanitation | Alice Wahome | State Department of Water and Sanitation | |
| 18 | Ministry Of Public Service, Gender And Affirmative Action | Aisha Jumwa |
| Kenya School of Government Huduma Centres Institute of Human Resource Management Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Board Gender Violence Protection Centres Women Enterprise Fund Uwezo Fund |
| 19 | Ministry of Energy | Davis Chirchir | State Department of Energy State Department of Renewable Energy | |
| 20 | Ministry of Trade, Investments And Industry | Moses Kuria | State Department For Industry State Department of Trade |
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| 21 | Ministry of Information Communications And The Digital Economy | Eliud Owalo |
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| 22 | Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports And The Arts | Ababu Namwamba | State Department of Sports | Sports Kenya Kenya Sports Academy Anti Doping Agency Kenya National Library Service Kenya National Archives Kenya Cultural Center National Museum of Kenya Permanent Presidential Music Commission Kenya Film Commission |
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