The minister of finance of Kenya is a cabinet position held by the minister responsible for the Ministry of Finance.
List Ministers The following are the finance ministers of Kenya since independence.
Parties
# Portrait Minister Took office Left office Notes1 James Gichuru 1963 1969 2 Mwai Kibaki 1969 1982Finance ministers: Some spent years, others months at Treasury, Daily Nation Kenya's longest serving minister. Became third president after being elected overwhelmingly in December 2002.3 Arthur Magugu 1982 1986 4 George Saitoti 1986 1992 Goldenberg scandal occurred5 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 elections6 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 minister9 Christopher Obure November 2001 December 2002 10 Daudi Mwiraria January 2003 February 2006 Resigned following the Anglo-Leasing scandal11 Amos Kimunya February 2006 2008 Resigned following the Grand Regency Scandal– John Michuki(in a temporary capacity) 2008 2009 12 Uhuru Kenyatta 2009 2011 Resigned after being charged in the International Criminal Court.Kenya ICC: Kenyatta resigns from finance role, BBC News Was elected fourth president of Kenya in 201313 Robinson Njeru Githae 2011 2013
Cabinet secretaries # Portrait Minister Took office Left office 1 Henry Rotich 15 May 2013 Removed in office, face charges of corruption; 22 July 20192Ukur Yatani Kanacho14 January 202020223Njuguna Ndung'uOctober 2022June 20244John MbadiJuly 2024Present
See also Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kenya)
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