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

List

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Ministers

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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
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 following the ruling by the International Criminal Court[5]
13 Robinson Njeru Githae 2011 2013

Cabinet secretaries

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# Portrait Minister Took office Left office
1 Henry Rotich 15 May 2013 Removed in office, face charges of corruption; 22 July 2019
2
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Ukur Yatani Kanacho 14 January 2020 2022
3 Njuguna Ndung'u October 2022

See also

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References

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

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_finance_ministers_of_Kenya&oldid=1216587309"

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