Prior to the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, the deputy president was known as the Vice-President, and the President had the power to appoint and dismiss the Vice-President at will.
In order to remove the repeated abuse of this privilege, the new Constitution promulgated in 2010 mandated that the person nominated as the running mate of a candidate for the presidency during the elections becomes the Deputy President-elect upon their candidate being declared the winner of the presidential elections. In addition to this change in appointing responsibility, unlike in the previous Constitution where the Vice President usually held a secondary role of being a Cabinet Minister,[3] the new Constitution mandates that the Deputy President is not permitted to hold any other state or public office and shall only perform the duties assigned to the office by the Constitution and by the President.
Since the country's independence, there has been one vacancy in the office, from 8 January 1998 until 3 April 1999.[3] Three of Kenya's Vice/Deputy Presidents, Mwai Kibaki, Daniel arap Moi and William Ruto have gone on to serve as President, with the latter currently serving as the incumbent President since 13 September 2022.[4] Prior to this, he served as acting president for a few days after president Uhuru Kenyatta temporarily transferred his powers and office to appear before the International Criminal Court.[5]
Qualifications and Election to Officeedit
The 2010 Constitution states that for a person to become the Deputy President, the person must be nominated as the running mate of a candidate in the presidential elections and the person must themselves qualify to be nominated as a candidate for election as President.[6]
Upon a person being nominated as a running mate and their candidate wins the elections, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission then declares that the candidate is the President-elect, and the running mate is subsequently the Deputy President-elect.
The Deputy President-elect takes office on the same day as the President-elect and serves from the date sworn in until:
The next President-elect is sworn in.
Upon assuming the office of the President; or
Resignation, death or being removed from office under the conditions provided by the Constitution
Responsibilitiesedit
The following is a summary of the responsibilities of the Deputy President as provided in the Constitution:[7]
Serves as the President's principal assistant and deputises for the President in the performance of the responsibilities of the President.
The Deputy President acts as the President if the sitting President is absent, temporarily incapacitated or whenever the President assigns this responsibility; and
Performing any other responsibility assigned by the Constitution and the President.
^Today, Business (18 May 2017). "Top earners: President Uhuru and Deputy President Faruk Abdallah salaries". {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^"William Ruto gets a taste of power as Acting President". 3 July 2020.
^"148. Election and swearing in of Deputy President - Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC)". www.klrc.go.ke. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^"147. Functions of the Deputy President - Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC)". www.klrc.go.ke. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
November 01, 2023
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The deputy president of the Republic of Kenya Swahili Naibu Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya is the principal assistant of the President of the Republic of Kenya 2 Deputy President of theRepublic of KenyaNaibu Rais wa Jamhuri ya KenyaCoat of arms of KenyaIncumbentRigathi Gachaguasince 13 September 2022StyleHis Excellency Her ExcellencyResidenceThe Deputy President s MansionSeatNairobiAppointerDirect popular vote or if vacant PresidentTerm lengthFive years renewable onceConstituting instrumentConstitution of KenyaInaugural holderJaramogi Oginga OdingaFormation12 December 1964 58 years ago 1964 12 12 SalaryKSh 14 724 000 00 annual 1 Websitewww deputypresident go ke Contents 1 History 2 Qualifications and Election to Office 3 Responsibilities 4 List 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editPrior to the 2010 Constitution of Kenya the deputy president was known as the Vice President and the President had the power to appoint and dismiss the Vice President at will In order to remove the repeated abuse of this privilege the new Constitution promulgated in 2010 mandated that the person nominated as the running mate of a candidate for the presidency during the elections becomes the Deputy President elect upon their candidate being declared the winner of the presidential elections In addition to this change in appointing responsibility unlike in the previous Constitution where the Vice President usually held a secondary role of being a Cabinet Minister 3 the new Constitution mandates that the Deputy President is not permitted to hold any other state or public office and shall only perform the duties assigned to the office by the Constitution and by the President Since the country s independence there has been one vacancy in the office from 8 January 1998 until 3 April 1999 3 Three of Kenya s Vice Deputy Presidents Mwai Kibaki Daniel arap Moi and William Ruto have gone on to serve as President with the latter currently serving as the incumbent President since 13 September 2022 4 Prior to this he served as acting president for a few days after president Uhuru Kenyatta temporarily transferred his powers and office to appear before the International Criminal Court 5 Qualifications and Election to Office editThe 2010 Constitution states that for a person to become the Deputy President the person must be nominated as the running mate of a candidate in the presidential elections and the person must themselves qualify to be nominated as a candidate for election as President 6 Upon a person being nominated as a running mate and their candidate wins the elections the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission then declares that the candidate is the President elect and the running mate is subsequently the Deputy President elect The Deputy President elect takes office on the same day as the President elect and serves from the date sworn in until The next President elect is sworn in Upon assuming the office of the President or Resignation death or being removed from office under the conditions provided by the ConstitutionResponsibilities editThe following is a summary of the responsibilities of the Deputy President as provided in the Constitution 7 Serves as the President s principal assistant and deputises for the President in the performance of the responsibilities of the President The Deputy President acts as the President if the sitting President is absent temporarily incapacitated or whenever the President assigns this responsibility and Performing any other responsibility assigned by the Constitution and the President List editParties Kenya African National Union KANU National Rainbow Coalition NARC Party of National Unity PNU Orange Democratic Movement Kenya ODM K Jubilee Alliance JA United Democratic Alliance UDA Key Died in office No Picture Name Birth Death Term of office Political partyTook office Left office Time in officeVice President of Kenya1 nbsp Jaramogi Oginga Odinga 1911 1994 12 December 1964 14 April 1966 1 year 123 days KANU2 nbsp Joseph Murumbi 1911 1990 3 May 1966 31 August 1966 120 days KANU3 nbsp Daniel arap Moi 1924 2020 5 January 1967 22 August 1978 11 years 229 days KANU4 nbsp Mwai Kibaki 1931 2022 14 October 1978 24 March 1988 9 years 162 days KANU5 nbsp Josephat Karanja 1931 1994 24 March 1988 1 May 1989 1 year 38 days KANU6 nbsp George Saitoti 1945 2012 1 May 1989 8 January 1998 8 years 252 days KANU3 April 1999 30 August 2002 3 years 149 days KANU7 nbsp Musalia Mudavadi born 1960 4 November 2002 3 January 2003 60 days KANU8 nbsp Michael Kijana Wamalwa 1944 2003 3 January 2003 23 August 2003 232 days NARC9 nbsp Moody Awori born 1928 25 September 2003 9 January 2008 4 years 106 days NARC PNU10 nbsp Kalonzo Musyoka born 1953 9 January 2008 9 April 2013 5 years 90 days ODM KDeputy President of Kenya11 nbsp William Ruto born 1966 9 April 2013 13 September 2022 9 years 157 days Jubilee12 nbsp Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua born 1965 13 September 2022 Incumbent 1 year 48 days United Democratic AllianceSee also editKenya President of Kenya Prime Minister of Kenya List of colonial governors and administrators of Kenya Lists of office holdersReferences edit Today Business 18 May 2017 Top earners President Uhuru and Deputy President Faruk Abdallah salaries a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a first has generic name help Article 147 of the Constitution of Kenya a b From Saitoti to Mudavadi Vice Presidents who served under Moi Former Presidents The Presidency Archived from the original on 14 July 2018 William Ruto gets a taste of power as Acting President 3 July 2020 148 Election and swearing in of Deputy President Kenya Law Reform Commission KLRC www klrc go ke Retrieved 22 October 2022 147 Functions of the Deputy President Kenya Law Reform Commission KLRC www klrc go ke Retrieved 22 October 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deputy President of Kenya amp oldid 1166422374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
