Historical country records
Kenya historical timeline
Kenya
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1887 | sultan of Zanzibar grants coastal areas to the British East Africa Association | Leaders |
| 1 Jul 1895 | British East Africa Protectorate | Leaders |
| 1920 | Kenya Colony and Protectorate | Leaders |
| 12 Dec 1963 | independence | Leaders |
| 12 Dec 1964 | republic | Leaders |
| (from 3 Sep 1888, British E | ast Africa Company) | President of the British East Africa Association |
| 25 May 1887 - 1889 | Sir William Mackinnon | President of the British East Africa Association |
| 1889 - 1890 | George Sutherland Mackenzie | Administrators |
| May 1890 - Feb 1891 | Francis Walter de Winton | Administrators |
| Sep 1891 - 1892 | Lloyd Williams Matthews | Administrators |
| Feb 1892 - 1893 | Sir Gerald Herbert Portal | Administrators |
| 1 Jul 1895 - 7 Oct 1900 | Arthur Henry Hardinge (from 1897, Sir Arthur Henry Hardinge) (b. 1859 - d. 1933) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 7 Oct 1900 - 30 Dec 1900 | C.H. Craufurd (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 30 Dec 1900 - 20 May 1904 | Sir Charles Eliot | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 20 May 1904 - 1 Aug 1904 | Frederick Jackson (1st time) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 1 Aug 1904 - 1 Oct 1905 | Sir Donald William Stewart | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 1 Oct 1905 - 12 Dec 1905 | Frederick Jackson (2nd time) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 12 Dec 1905 - 12 Apr 1909 | Sir James Hayes Sadler | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 12 Apr 1909 - 16 Sep 1909 | Charles Bowring (1st time) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 16 Sep 1909 - 17 Jul 1912 | Sir Edouard Percy Cranwill Girouard (b. 1867 - d. 1932) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 17 Jul 1912 - 4 Oct 1912 | Charles Bowring (2nd time) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 4 Oct 1912 - 14 Apr 1917 | Sir Henry Conway Belfield | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 14 Apr 1917 - 1 Feb 1919 | Charles Bowring (3rd time) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 1 Feb 1919 - 28 Aug 1922 | Sir Edward Northey | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 31 Aug 1922 - 10 Feb 1925 | Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 10 Feb 1925 - 3 Oct 1925 | Edward Denham (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 3 Oct 1925 - 27 Sep 1930 | Sir Edward William Macleay Grigg | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 27 Sep 1930 - 13 Feb 1931 | Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 13 Feb 1931 - 22 Dec 1936 | Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 22 Dec 1936 - 6 Apr 1937 | Armigel de Vins Wade (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 6 Apr 1937 - 30 Sep 1939 | Sir Robert Brooke-Popham | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 30 Sep 1939 - 9 Jan 1940 | Walter Harragin (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 9 Jan 1940 - 25 Oct 1944 | Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 25 Oct 1944 - 12 Dec 1944 | Gilbert McCall Rennie (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 12 Dec 1944 - 21 Jun 1952 | Sir Philip Euen Mitchell | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 21 Jun 1952 - 29 Sep 1952 | Henry S. Potter (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 29 Sep 1952 - 14 Oct 1959 | Sir Evelyn Baring | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 14 Oct 1959 - 23 Oct 1959 | Walter Fleming Coutts (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 23 Oct 1959 - 17 Nov 1962 | Sir Patrick Muir Renison | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 17 Nov 1962 - 4 Jan 1963 | Sir Eric Griffith-Jones (acting) | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 4 Jan 1963 - 12 Dec 1963 | Malcolm John MacDonald | Commissioners (from 31 Dec 1905, governors) |
| 12 Dec 1963 - 12 Dec 1964 | Malcolm John MacDonald | Governor-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 12 Dec 1964 - 22 Aug 1978 | Jomo Kenyatta | Presidents |
| 22 Aug 1978 - 30 Dec 2002 | Daniel arap Moi | Presidents |
| 30 Dec 2002 - | Mwai Kibaki | Presidents |
| 1 Jun 1963 - 12 Dec 1964 | Jomo Kenyatta | Prime ministers |
| 17 Apr 2008 - | Raila Odinga | Prime ministers |