President of Kenya

President of The Republic of Kenya Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya  (Swahili)
Coat of arms of Kenya
Current Presidential Standard
Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta since 9 April 2013
Style	His Excellency (Formal/International Correspondence)
Residence	State House, Nairobi (Official Residence)
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Five years; renewable once
Inaugural holder	Jomo Kenyatta 12 December 1964
Deputy	Deputy President of Kenya
Salary	KES.16.2 million (US$155,994.34 ) annually[1]
Website	president.go.ke

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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 Kenya. The president leads the executive branch of the Government of Kenya and is the commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. The official residence of the president is at State House, Nairobi. The wife of the President is referred to as the First Lady of Kenya.

The President is elected by popular vote in the general election held during August every 5 years. For the first time in the history of any African country, the 2017 general election was annulled. For the election of the President to be determined valid, they must have^[2]

• More than half of all the votes cast in the election
• At least twenty-five per cent of the votes cast in each of more than half of the counties.

List

Latest election

Presidential Standards

• 
  Presidential Standard of Jomo Kenyatta.
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  Presidential Standard of Daniel Arap Moi.
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  Presidential Standard of Mwai Kibaki.
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  Presidential Standard of Uhuru Kenyatta, the current President.

See also

• Politics of Kenya
• List of colonial governors of Kenya
• List of heads of state of Kenya
• Prime Minister of Kenya
• Lists of Incumbents

References