Mayor of Nairobi

The mayor of Nairobi was the non-executive head of Nairobi City Council in Nairobi, Kenya until the new constitution of 2010 which devolved government was enacted. The mayor's office, officially the Mayor’s Palour, was located at City Hall Nairobi. The last mayor of Nairobi was George Aladwa of ODM, elected on 10 August 2011.

There was no mayor of Nairobi from 1983 to 1992 because the City Council of Nairobi was replaced by the City Commission appointed by then president Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi. The City Council was restored after the multi-party elections of 1992. In the year 2013 the office of mayor ceased to exist since under the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 local governments were replaced by county governments.

The following is a list of the mayors of Nairobi from the time the city was a colonial town.

Mayor Term begin Term end Notes Harold Edgar Henderson 1923 1924 1st mayor of Nairobi. Died 10 Jul 1948 Europeans in East Africa Harold Edgar Henderson Charles Udall 1924 1925 Died 4 Jan 1966Europeans in East Africa Charles Udall James Riddell 1925 1927 Died 15 Jan 1962Europeans in East Africa James Riddell Alfred Thomas Wood 1927 1929 Died 19 Apr 1944Europeans in East Africa Alfred Thomas Wood Charles Udall 1929 1930 Died 4 Jan 1966Europeans in East Africa Charles Udall Franze Rudolf Mayer 1930 1931 Died 26 Dec 1934Europeans in East Africa Franze Rudolf Mayer James Riddell 1931 1933 Died 15 Jan 1962Europeans in East Africa James Riddell Joseph Mortimer 1933 1934 Died 24 Nov 1948 Europeans in East Africa Europeans In East Africa/ Joseph Mortimer Edward (George) Gwinnett Bompas 1934 1936 Died 31 Mar 1949Europeans in East Africa Edward (George) Gwinnett Bompas Alfred Thomas Wood 1936 1937 Died April 1944 Joseph Mortimer 1937 1938 Died 24 November 1948 Gwladys, Lady Delamere 1938 1940 First female mayor of Nairobi. Died 22 Feb 1943Europeans in East Africa Gwladys, Lady Delamere Ernest Albert Vasey 1941 1942 Died 10 Jan 1984Europeans in East Africa Ernest Albert Vasey Charles Udall 1942 1944 Died 4 Jan 1966Europeans in East Africa Charles Udall Ernest Albert Vasey 1944 1946 Died 10 Jan 1984Europeans in East Africa Ernest Albert Vasey Tyson George Alfred 1946 1947 Died 12 Mar 1972Europeans in East Africa TYSON, George Alfred CMG Frederick George Richard Woodley 1949 1950 Died 6 Oct 1971Europeans in East Africa Frederick George Richard Woodley Norman Harris 1950 1952 Died 1994Archives Hub HARRIS, Sqn Ldr Norman Francis (1907-1994) Dr. Joseph Richard Gregory 1952 1953 Died 5 Mar 1979Europeans in East Africa Dr. Joseph Richard Gregory Harold Travis 1953 1954 Died 23 Aug 1973Europeans in East Africa TRAVIS, Harold CBE Reggie S. Alexander 1954 1955 First mayor of Nairobi born in Kenya. Died 31 March 1990. Israel Somen 1957 1959 Died 9 Oct 1984Europeans in East Africa SOMEN, Israel MBE (Mil) 'Issy' Marjorie Needham-Clarke 1959 1960 2nd female mayor of Nairobi Harold Travis 1961 1962 The last European mayor of Nairobi. Died 23 Aug 1973Europeans in East Africa TRAVIS, Harold CBE Charles Rubia 1963 1967 The first African mayor of Nairobi. Died 23 Dec 2019 Isaac Lugonzo 1967 1970 Margaret Kenyatta 1970 1976 3rd female mayor of Nairobi. Died 5 April 2017 Andrew Ngumba 1977 1980 31 May 1997 Nathan Kahara 1980 1983 Abolished 1983 1992 Nairobi City Commission had been established to replace the Nairobi City Council. Steve Flavian Mwangi 1993 1994 Dick Waweru 1994 1996 Died 19 Dec 2015Nairobi News Former Nairobi mayor Dick Wathika passes on John King'ori 1996 1998 Died 22 Jan 2021 Nation Curtain falls on eccentric former Nairobi mayor John King'ori Sammy Mbugua 1998 1999 John Ndirangu 1999 2001 Dick Waweru 2001 2002 Died 19 Dec 2015Nairobi News Former Nairobi mayor Dick Wathika passes on Joe Aketch 2003 2004 Dickson Wathika 2004 2008 Geoffrey Majiwa 2008 2010 George Aladwa 2011 2013

Mayor of Nairobi

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