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e. 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 ...
Kenya’s first commercial-sized ship to be built from scratch—not only in Kenya but also in the whole of East Africa—was launched in October 2023. [ 101 ] [ 102 ] The 1800-ton vessel, the MV Uhuru II, will ferry goods and petroleum across Lake Victoria.
8 April – At least ten people are killed in Migori, when a truck loses control and crashes into pedestrians. [2] 15 April – SpaceX launches Earth observation satellite TAIFA-1, Kenya 's first operational satellite, from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The satellite will collect environmental data, including on ...
The 5th & Current President of Kenya H.E. Dr. William Ruto C.G.H. appointed his first cabinet in September 2022. On 11 July 2024, following sustained pressure on the government through the Kenya Finance Bill protests, Ruto dismissed his entire cabinet, with the exception of Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary (Minister) Musalia Mudavadi. [3]
Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi (born 21 September 1960) is a Kenyan politician and land economist who is currently serving as Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya, and since 2023, in an expanded role of Foreign & Diaspora Affairs Minister of Kenya. [1] He is a former party leader of the Amani National Congress (ANC), one of the founding political ...
King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and his wife Queen Camilla made a state visit to Kenya from 31 October to 3 November 2023, hosted by the President of Kenya William Ruto and his wife, Rachel. [1] The visit marked Charles's first visit to a Commonwealth country since becoming head of the Commonwealth.
e. General elections were held in Kenya on Tuesday, 9 August 2022. Voters elected the president, governors, senators, members of the National Assembly, and members of county assemblies. This was the third general election and the fourth presidential one since the promulgation of the 2010 constitution. Incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta was not ...
The Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya is the highest honour in Kenya, [3] and as of 2009 the award has been bestowed on 198 people since Kenyan independence. [2] Recipients of this award include Yoweri Museveni the President of Uganda , Aga Khan IV , [ 5 ] Reimond Kipkesio and Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin , 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq of the ...