President of Kenya

President of the
Republic of Kenya
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya  (Swahili)

Coat of arms of Kenya

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Incumbent
Uhuru Kenyatta

since 9 April 2013
Style His Excellency
(formal)
Residence State House, Nairobi (Official Residence)
Appointer Direct popular vote
Term length Five years
renewable once
Inaugural holder Jomo Kenyatta
12 December 1964
Salary KES.14.4 million
(US$ 132,000) annually[1]
Website president.go.ke
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The President of the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya) is the head of state and head of government of Kenya. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. The official residence of the president is at State House, Nairobi. The wife of the President is referred to as the First Lady of Kenya.

List

Latest election

Candidate Running mate Party Votes %
Uhuru KenyattaWilliam RutoJubilee Alliance6,173,43350.51
Raila OdingaKalonzo MusyokaCoalition for Reforms and Democracy5,340,54643.70
Musalia MudavadiJeremiah Ngayu KioniAmani Coalition483,9813.96
Peter KennethRonald OsumbaEagle Alliance72,7860.60
Mohammed Abduba DidaJoshua OdongoAlliance for Real Change52,8480.43
Martha KaruaAugustine LotodoNARC–Kenya43,8810.36
James ole KiyiapiWinnie Kaburu Restore and Build Kenya40,9980.34
Paul MuiteShem OchuodhoSafina12,5800.10
Invalid/blank votes108,975
Total12,330,028100
Registered voters/turnout14,352,53385.91
Source: IEBC

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See also

References

  1. Nsehe, Mfonobong (2014-03-09). "Kenya's Wealthy President Uhuru Kenyatta To Take Pay Cut". Forbes. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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