Mayor of Nairobi

The Mayor of Nairobi was the non-executive head of Nairobi City Council in Nairobi, Kenya until the new constitution of 2010 which devolved government was enacted. The Mayor's office, officially the Mayor’s Palour, was located at City Hall Nairobi. The last mayor of Nairobi was George Aladwa of ODM, elected on 10 August 2011.[1]

There was no Mayor of Nairobi from 1983 to 1992 because the City Council of Nairobi was replaced by the City Commission appointed by then president Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi. The City Council was restored after the multi-party elections of 1992. In the year 2013 the office of mayor ceased to exist since under the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 local governments were replaced by county governments.

The following is a list of the mayors of Nairobi from the time the city was a colonial town.

Mayor Term begin Term end Notes
Harold Edgar Henderson 1923 1924 1st Mayor of Nairobi. Died 10 Jul 1948 [2]
Charles Udall 1924 1925 Died 4 Jan 1966[3]
James Riddell 1925 1927 Died 15 Jan 1962[4]
Alfred Thomas Wood 1927 1929 Died 19 Apr 1944[5]
Charles Udall 1929 1930 Died 4 Jan 1966[6]
Franze Rudolf Mayer 1930 1931 Died 26 Dec 1934[7]
James Riddell 1931 1933 Died 15 Jan 1962[8]
Joseph Mortimer 1933 1934 Died 24 Nov 1948 [9]
Edward (George) Gwinnett Bompas 1934 1936 Died 31 Mar 1949[10]
Alfred Thomas Wood 1936 1937 Died April 1944[11]
Joseph Mortimer 1937 1938 Died 24 November 1948[12]
Gwladys, Lady Delamere 1938 1940 First female Mayor of Nairobi. Died 22 Feb 1943[13]
Ernest Albert Vasey 1941 1942 Died 10 Jan 1984[14]
Charles Udall 1942 1944 Died 4 Jan 1966[15]
Ernest Albert Vasey 1944 1946 Died 10 Jan 1984[16]
Tyson George Alfred 1946 1947 Died 12 Mar 1972[17]
Frederick George Richard Woodley 1949 1950 Died 6 Oct 1971[18]
Norman Harris 1950 1952 Died 1994[19]
Dr. Joseph Richard Gregory 1952 1953 Died 5 Mar 1979[20]
Harold Travis 1953 1954 Died 23 Aug 1973[21]
Reggie S. Alexander 1954 1955 First mayor of Nairobi born in Kenya. Died 31 March 1990.[22]
Israel Somen 1957 1959 Died 9 Oct 1984[23]
Marjorie Needham-Clarke 1959 1960 2nd female Mayor of Nairobi
Harold Travis 1961 1962 The last European mayor of Nairobi. Died 23 Aug 1973[24]
Charles Rubia 1963 1967 The first African mayor of Nairobi. Died 23 Dec 2019
Isaac Lugonzo 1967 1970
Margaret Kenyatta 1970 1976 3rd female Mayor of Nairobi. Died 5 April 2017
Andrew Ngumba 1977 1980 31 May 1997
Nathan Kahara 1980 1983
Abolished 1983 1992 Nairobi City Commission had been established to replace the Nairobi City Council.
Steve Flavian Mwangi 1993 1994
Dick Waweru 1994 1996 Died 19 Dec 2015[25]
John King'ori 1996 1998 Died 22 Jan 2021 [26]
Sammy Mbugua 1998 1999
John Ndirangu 1999 2001
Dick Waweru 2001 2002 Died 19 Dec 2015[27]
Joe Aketch 2003 2004
Dickson Wathika 2004 2008
Geoffrey Majiwa 2008 2010
George Aladwa 2011 2013
  1. ^ "ODM's Aladwa elected Nairobi Mayor". The Standard. 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ Europeans in East Africa Harold Edgar Henderson
  3. ^ Europeans in East Africa Charles Udall
  4. ^ Europeans in East Africa James Riddell
  5. ^ Europeans in East Africa Alfred Thomas Wood
  6. ^ Europeans in East Africa Charles Udall
  7. ^ Europeans in East Africa Franze Rudolf Mayer
  8. ^ Europeans in East Africa James Riddell
  9. ^ Europeans in East Africa Europeans In East Africa/ Joseph Mortimer
  10. ^ Europeans in East Africa Edward (George) Gwinnett Bompas
  11. ^ "No title". Lancashire Evening Post. 20 April 1944 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Deaths". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 27 November 1948.
  13. ^ Europeans in East Africa Gwladys, Lady Delamere
  14. ^ Europeans in East Africa Ernest Albert Vasey
  15. ^ Europeans in East Africa Charles Udall
  16. ^ Europeans in East Africa Ernest Albert Vasey
  17. ^ Europeans in East Africa TYSON, George Alfred CMG
  18. ^ Europeans in East Africa Frederick George Richard Woodley
  19. ^ Archives Hub HARRIS, Sqn Ldr Norman Francis (1907-1994)
  20. ^ Europeans in East Africa Dr. Joseph Richard Gregory
  21. ^ Europeans in East Africa TRAVIS, Harold CBE
  22. ^ "R. Alexander, former mayor of Nairobi". Toronto Star. 4 April 1990.
  23. ^ Europeans in East Africa SOMEN, Israel MBE (Mil) 'Issy'
  24. ^ Europeans in East Africa TRAVIS, Harold CBE
  25. ^ Nairobi News Former Nairobi mayor Dick Wathika passes on
  26. ^ Nation Curtain falls on eccentric former Nairobi mayor John King'ori
  27. ^ Nairobi News Former Nairobi mayor Dick Wathika passes on