President of Kenya

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head of government head of state political office

The President of Kenya is the country’s elected head of state and government, serving as the chief executive and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Aliases (1)

Office of the President of Kenya ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of government → head of state → political office →
appointedBy	popular vote →
appoints	Attorney General of Kenya → Cabinet Secretaries → Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces → Inspector-General of the National Police Service → Principal Secretaries →
chairs	Cabinet of Kenya →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution of Kenya →
country	Kenya →
currentHolder	William Ruto →
currentHolderStartDate	13 September 2022 →
electedAlongWith	Deputy President of Kenya →
electionSystem	two-round system →
firstHolder	Jomo Kenyatta →
firstHolderStartDate	12 December 1964 →
flag	Presidential Standard of Kenya →
hasPower	assent to legislation → declare a state of emergency → grant pardons → veto legislation subject to parliamentary override →
insignia	Coat of arms of Kenya →
legalFramework	Constitution of Kenya 2010 →
meetsIn	Harambee House, Nairobi →
memberOf	Cabinet of Kenya →
nominatedBy	political parties →
oathAdministeredBy	Chief Justice of Kenya →
officeCreated	12 December 1964 →
officeType	executive presidency →
oversees	foreign policy of Kenya → national security policy →
predecessorOffice	Monarch of Kenya →
reportsTo	people of Kenya →
residence	State House, Mombasa → State House, Nairobi → State Lodge, Eldoret → State Lodge, Kisumu → State Lodge, Nakuru →
role	chief executive of Kenya → commander-in-chief of the Kenya Defence Forces → head of government of Kenya → head of state of Kenya →
style	His Excellency →
symbolizes	national unity of Kenya →
termLength	5 years →
termLimit	two terms →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Summit of EAC Heads of State →	composedOf
State House of Kenya ("Office of the President of Kenya") →	governingBody
Kenya →	headOfGovernmentTitle
Kenya →	headOfStateTitle
State House of Kenya →	occupant
Kenyan Ministry of Finance →	subordinateTo
State House of Kenya ("Office of the President of Kenya") →	usedBy