List of Foreign Ministers of Kenya
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A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
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Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- Jomo KenyattaJomo KenyattaJomo Kenyattapron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation....
(1963–1964) - Joseph MurumbiJoseph MurumbiJoseph Zuzarte Murumbi was Kenya's second Vice-President from May 1966 until December 1966. He was a child of a Goan trader and a Maasai woman, and he spent the first 16 years of his life in India...
(1964–1966) - Mbiyu KoinangeMbiyu KoinangePeter Mbiyu Koinange was a politician from KenyaHis father Koinange Wa Mbiyu was a Kikuyu chief. Mbiyu Koinange moved to the United States in 1927 for studying...
(1966–1967) - James NyamweyaJames NyamweyaJames Nyamweya was a Kenyan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1967-1968.Nyamweya was born in Kisii, Kenya and educated at King's College London where he look an LLB in law in 1958. During his studies he served as a Barrister-at-Law at Lincoln's Inn...
(1967–1968) - C.M.G. Argwings-Kodhek (1968–1969)
- Mbiyu KoinangeMbiyu KoinangePeter Mbiyu Koinange was a politician from KenyaHis father Koinange Wa Mbiyu was a Kikuyu chief. Mbiyu Koinange moved to the United States in 1927 for studying...
(1969) - Njoroge Mungai (1969–1974)
- Munyua Waiyaki (1974–1979)
- Robert Ouko (1979–1983)
- Elijah Mwangale (1983–1987)
- Zachary OnyonkaZachary OnyonkaZachary T. Onyonka was a Kenyan politician. Onyonka was the foreign minister of his country from 1987 to 1988 and several other ministries upto and including Education, Economic Planning & Development and Trade. Well Known within the Kisii community, he was always at loggerheads with then...
(1987–1988) - Robert Ouko (1988–1990)
- Wilson Ndolo AyahWilson Ndolo AyahWilson Ndolo Ayah was a Kenyan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1990 - 1993 as Kenya returned to multi-party system of governance...
(1990–1993) - Kalonzo MusyokaKalonzo MusyokaStephen Kalonzo Musyoka is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as Vice President of Kenya. Musyoka served in the government under President Daniel arap Moi and was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1993 until 1998; subsequently, under President Mwai Kibaki, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs...
(1993–1998) - Bonaya GodanaBonaya GodanaBonaya Adhi Godana was the foreign minister of Kenya from January 1998 until 2001....
(1998–2001) - Chris Obure (2001)
- Marsden Madoka (2001–2003)
- Kalonzo MusyokaKalonzo MusyokaStephen Kalonzo Musyoka is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as Vice President of Kenya. Musyoka served in the government under President Daniel arap Moi and was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1993 until 1998; subsequently, under President Mwai Kibaki, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs...
(2003–2004) - Chirau Ali MwakwereChirau Ali MwakwereChirau Ali Mwakwere is a Kenyan politician and diplomat. He served as the Foreign Minister of Kenya from June 2004 to December 2005, and then became transport minister in December 2005, when serious problems within the National Rainbow Coalition caused a cabinet reshuffle...
(2004–2005) - Raphael TujuRaphael TujuRaphael Tuju, EGH is a Kenyan politician and a Presidential Candidate in Kenya’s forthcoming general elections. With a successful background in the private sector, Tuju joined politics in 2002 and has served the Government of Kenya in various capacities since that time.His most recent appointment...
(2005–2007) - Moses WetangulaMoses WetangulaMoses Masika Wetangula is a Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament representing Sirisia Constituency. He has been the Minister for Foreign Affairs since January 2008.-Early life:...
(2008–present) - George SaitotiGeorge SaitotiProf. George Kinuthia Saitoti is a Kenyan politician and mathematician who was Vice President of Kenya from 1989 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2002. He has been Minister for Internal Security since 2008 and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010.-Biography and education:George Saitoti is...
(as Acting Minister) (2010–2011)
See also
- KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kenya)Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kenya)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya is the Kenyan government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Kenya.The Ministry was established in 1963 after Kenya's independence...
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- Heads of Government of Kenya
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- Colonial Heads of KenyaColonial Heads of Kenya-List of the colonial heads of Kenya:For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Kenya-See also:*Kenya**Heads of state of Kenya**Heads of Government of Kenya...
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