Minister for Finance (Kenya)
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
# | Portrait | Minister | Took Office | Left Office | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | James Gichuru | 1963 | 1969[2] | Loved his bottle. Once forgot his briefing notes at his favourite Karai Bar on Munyu road. Once also had the Budget reading stopped midway to get a swallow |
2 | ![]() | Mwai Kibaki | 1969 | 1982[3] | Kenya's best minister in the docket and longest serving. Became third president after being elected overwhelmingly in December 2002. |
3 | ![]() | Arthur Magugu | 1982 | 1988[4] | The Land Economist was close to second president Daniel Arap Moi |
4 | ![]() | George Saitoti | 1988 | 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 | Sept. 1999 | Nov. 2001 | Now facing an extradition case related to money laundering at Kenya Power in his earlier career as Energy minister |
9 | ![]() | Christopher Obure | Nov. 2001 | Dec. 2002 | |
10 | ![]() | Daudi Mwiraria | Jan. 2003 | Feb. 2006 | Resigned following the Anglo-Leasing scandal[3] |
11 | ![]() | Amos Kimunya | Feb. 2006 | 2008 | Resigned following the Grand Regency Scandal[3] |
– | ![]() | John Michuki (in a temporary capacity) | 2008 | 2009 | |
12 | ![]() | Uhuru Kenyatta | 2009 | 2011 | Resigned following the ruling by the International Criminal Court[5] |
13 | ![]() | Robinson Njeru Githae | 2011 | 2013 |
Cabinet Secretaries
# | 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 |
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See also
References
- http://www.treasury.go.ke/index.php/aboutus/former-finace-ministers/
- Kenya Gazette. 28 December 1965. p. 1516. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- Finance ministers: Some spent years, others months at Treasury, Daily Nation
- http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000066200&story_title=Former-Githunguri-MP-Arthur-Magugu-dies
- Kenya ICC: Kenyatta resigns from finance role, BBC News
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