Kithure Kindiki | |
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3rd Deputy President of Kenya | |
Assumed office 1 November 2024 | |
President | William Ruto |
Preceded by | Rigathi Gachagua |
Deputy Party Leader of the United Democratic Alliance | |
Assumed office 11 November 2024 | |
Leader | William Ruto |
Preceded by | Rigathi Gachagua |
Cabinet Secretary for Interior | |
In office 22 October 2022 – 31 October 2024 | |
President | William Ruto |
Preceded by | Fred Matiang'i |
Succeeded by | Musalia Mudavadi (acting) |
Senator of Tharaka-Nithi County | |
In office 4 March 2013 – 9 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mwenda Getaya |
Personal details | |
Born | Abraham Kithure Kindiki 17 July 1972 Tharaka, Meru District, Eastern Province, Kenya |
Political party | United Democratic Alliance (2021–present) |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Education | Lenana School |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Abraham Kithure Kindiki (born 17 July 1972) is a Kenyan politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the 3rd deputy President of Kenya since 1 November 2024. He assumed this office following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua.[1] Before becoming Deputy President, he served as the Cabinet Secretary for Interior from 22 October 2022 to 31 October 2024 under President William Ruto, and he represented Tharaka-Nithi County in the Senate of Kenya from 2013 until 2022.[2] He assumed office as the third Deputy President of Kenya under the new 2010 constitution.