List of finance ministers of Kenya


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.
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#PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeNotes
1James Gichuru19631969
2Mwai Kibaki19691982Kenya's longest serving minister. Became third president after being elected overwhelmingly in December 2002.
3Arthur Magugu19821986
4George Saitoti19861992Goldenberg scandal occurred
5Musalia Mudavadi19931997Land economist and son of long serving minister Moses Substone Mudavadi mopped up the excess liquidity related to the 1992 multiparty elections
6Simeon Nyachae19981999
7Francis MasakhaliaFebruary 1999August 1999
8Chris OkemoSeptember 1999November 2001Now facing an extradition case related to money laundering at Kenya Power in his earlier career as Energy minister
9Christopher ObureNovember 2001December 2002
10Daudi MwirariaJanuary 2003February 2006Resigned following the Anglo-Leasing scandal
11Amos KimunyaFebruary 20062008Resigned following the Grand Regency Scandal
John Michuki
20082009
12Uhuru Kenyatta20092011Resigned after being charged in the International Criminal Court. Was elected fourth president of Kenya in 2013
13Robinson Njeru Githae20112013