Back Prime Minister of Kenya English Liste des Premiers ministres du Kenya French Perdana Menteri Kenya ID Listo pri chefa ministri di Kenia IO კენიის პრემიერ-მინისტრი Georgian 케냐의 총리 Korean Liste over Kenyas statsministre NB Lista dels primièrs ministres de Kenya Occitan Premierzy Kenii Polish Lista de primeiros-ministros do Quénia Portuguese
| Prime Minister of Kenya | |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Appointer | Kenyan Parliament |
| Formation | 1 June 1963 17 April 2008 |
| First holder | Jomo Kenyatta |
| Final holder | Raila Odinga |
| Abolished | 12 December 1964 9 April 2013 |
| Succession | Uhuru Kenyatta, as President of Kenya |
The Prime Minister of Kenya was a post in the Kenyan government. The first Prime Minister of Kenya was Jomo Kenyatta, who became Prime Minister in 1963. In 1964, Kenya became a republic; the post of Prime Minister was abolished. The post of Prime Minister was recreated in April 2008. The position was again abolished in 2013.
The last Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, was sworn in on 17 April 2008.[1] He was Kenya's second Prime Minister.
- ↑ Eric Ombok, "Kenya's Raila Odinga Sworn in as Prime Minister, Ending Crisis", Bloomberg.com, 17 April 2008.