President of Kenya

President of the Republic of Kenya
Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya
Incumbent William Ruto since 13 September 2022
Government of Kenya
Style	Mr President (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Type	Head of state Head of government Executive president
Residence	State House
Seat	Nairobi
Appointer	Direct popular vote or via succession from deputy presidency
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Kenya
Precursor	Governor-General of Kenya Queen of Kenya
Inaugural holder	Jomo Kenyatta
Formation	12 December 1964; 59 years ago (1964-12-12)
Deputy	Deputy President of Kenya
Salary	KSh. 886,250 (basic) KSh. 1,443,750 (gross) monthly[1]
Website	www.president.go.ke

Politics of Kenya
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Executive President (list) William Ruto Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Cabinet Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi Attorney General vacant Director of Public Prosecutions vacant
Legislature National Assembly Speaker: Moses Wetangula List of members Constituencies Senate Speaker: Amason Kingi List of members
Judiciary Chief Justice Martha Koome Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court Subordinate courts Magistrates Courts Kadhi Courts Courts Martial Tribunals Judicial Service Commission
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Commissions Offices Electoral and Boundaries Ethics and Anti-Corruption National Human Rights and Equality National Commission on Human Rights Administrative Justice National Land Commission Revenue Allocation Salaries and Remuneration Service Commissions Judicial National Police Parliamentary Public Teachers Offices Auditor-General Controller of Budget
Recent elections General: 2013 2017 2022 Presidential: 2017 (Oct) 2022 Local: 2007 2013 2017
Political parties The National Alliance United Republican Party Orange Democratic Movement Wiper Democratic Movement Party of National Unity Kenya African National Union Kenya National Congress
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Economic schemes Vision 2030 Kenya Economic Stimulus Program
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The president of the Republic of Kenya (Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Kenya. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. The country's current president is William Ruto since 13 September 2022.