This is a list of ministers of Kenya.

These Ministers were appointed into the office by the Presidents that have served in Kenya since Kenya's gained independence in 1963. Although the first three Presidents appointed ministers and having them assume their roles immediately, Kenya's new constitution 2010 introduced the vetting of the Appointed Ministers by the Parliament before being confirmed into their posts.

The following are the Ministers/Cabinet Secretaries since 1963 and their respective Dockets:

Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Kenya

Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya

Minister of State office of the Prime Minister

Office of the President

In the Office of the President, Ministers of State have been:

Provincial Administration and National Security

Defence

Special Programmes

Minister of State

Office of the Vice President

The Vice-President of Kenya office has been held by the following:

Home Affairs

In the Office of the Vice President, the Ministry of Home Affairs has had the following Ministers of State:

National Heritage

In the Office of the Vice President, the Ministry of National Heritage has had the following Ministers of State:

Immigration and Registration of Persons

In the Office of the Vice President, the Ministry of Immigration and Registration of Persons has had the following Ministers of State:

External Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of East African and Regional Cooperation

Minister of State (Pan African Affairs)

Governance and Internal Affairs

Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs

Douglas mogere

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Affairs

  • Samuel Onyango Ayodo (1963) [3]
  • Lawrence George Sagini (1965) [6]
    • 1966 Reappointment [5]

Commerce and Economy

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Economic Planning and Development

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

  • Dr. Julius Gikonyo Kiano (1963) [3]
  • Eliud Ngala Mwendwa (1965) [6] – Commerce, Industry and Co-operative Development
  • Mwai Kibaki (1966) [5]
  • Arthur Magugu (1988-1992) – Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Francis Masakhalia (1998) – Ministry of Industrial Development
  • Mukhisa Kituyi (2003–2007) – Minister for Trade and Industry
  • Adan Mohammed (2013-2019) - Industrialization and Enterprise Development
  • Peter Munya (2019-2020) - Ministry of Trade and Industrialization
  • Betty Maina (2020-2022) - Ministry of Trade and Industrialization
  • Moses Kuria (2022 - To Date) - Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)
  • Andrew Omanga (Industry)
  • Eliud Mwamunga
  • Prof. Jonathan Ng'eno

Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)

  • Moses Kuria (2022 - To Date) - Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)
  • Abubakar Hassan Abubakar - Principal Secretary - State Department for Investment Promotion

Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing

Infrastructure

Ministry of Energy

Ministry of Works

  • Dawson Mwanyumba (1963)[3] – Works, Communications and Power
    • 1965 Reappointment [6] – Works, Communications and Power
    • 1966 Reappointment [5]
  • T. K. Mibei (1990) – Public Works
  • William Cheruiyot Morogo 2000–2002 – Roads and Public Works

Ministry of Information and Communication

Social Services

Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development

  • Eluid Ngala Mwendwa (1963) [3] – Labour and Social Services
  • Dr. Julius Gikonyo Kiano (1965) [6] – Ministry of Labour
    • 1966 Reappointment [5]
  • Peter Fredrick Kibisu (1970s –?)James Nyamweya, ouko,okondo,mwangale,titus mbithi,ngutu,balala,mwakwere
  • Newton Kulundu (2003–2007)
  • Johhn Munyes
  • James Orengo
  • Kazungu Kambi
  • Ukur Yattani (2017-2020)

Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services

Ministry of Housing and Social Services

  • Taaita Toweett (1961) Minister of Labour and Housing [11]
  • Taaita Toweett (1962) Minister of Lands, Survey & Town Planning
  • Paul Ngei (1965) [6]
  • Taaita Toweett (1974) Minister of Housing and Social Services

Ministry of Health

(Ministry divided into Ministries of Public Health and Medical Services upon formation of Grand Coalition government)

Ministry of Research,Science and Technology

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

(Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology created out of ministry of education upon creation of Grand Coalition in 2008)

Natural Resource Management

Ministry of Lands and Settlement

Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Ministry of Tourism

  • Samuel Onyango Ayodo (1966) [5] – Tourism and Wildlife
  • Karisa Maitha (2002-2004) – Tourism and Wildlife
  • Najib Balala
  • Peninah Malonza (2022) [15]

Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development

  • Dr. Appolling Mukasa Mango (1981) [16]
  • Joseph Konzolo Munyao

Charles Murgor Assistant Minister Livestock Development (1981)

See also

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