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Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Uganda to the west, Tanzania to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 1,577 entities connected with Kenya. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Kenya. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Kenya

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Kenya.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,058 entities identified as PEPs connected with Kenya.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy President1--
President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Environment of Kenya-11
Secretary for Cooperatives--1
Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development-2-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly-353229
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Justice of Kenya-31
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Defence Forces-6-
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank of Kenya13-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Biélorussie au Kenya-1-
ambassadeur de Palestine au Kenya-21
Ambassador of Angola to Kenya--1
ambassador of China to Kenya-1-
ambassador of Cyprus to Kenya-1-
ambassador of France to Kenya-5-
ambassador of Germany to Kenya-11
ambassador of Indonesia to Kenya--1
ambassador of Iran to Kenya-1-
ambassador of Slovakia to Kenya--1
ambassador of Spain to Kenya-31
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Kenya--1
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Kenya-43
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Kenya-5-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
East African Legislative Assembly-1-
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of Mombasa County-11

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Senate of Kenya-685
Minister of Agriculture of Kenya-22
Minister of Defence of Kenya-31
Cabinet Secretary for Education111
Minister for Foreign Affairs-3-
Minister of Health of Kenya-21
Secretary for Labour-21
Secretary for Water and Irrigation-3-
Attorney General of Kenya-11
Cabinet Secretary for Transport-11
President of Kenya-11
Secretary for Devolution and ASAL Areas-2-
Secretary for East African Community and Northern Corridor Development-2-
Secretary for Energy and Petroleum-11
Secretary for Information and Communications-11
Secretary for Lands-2-
Secretary for Public Service and Gender Affairs-2-
Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage-11
Secretary for the Interior-11
Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning-11
Secretary for Tourism-2-
Attorney General1--
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture & Livestock1--
Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives & Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development1--
Cabinet Secretary for Defense1--
Cabinet Secretary for East African Community1--
Cabinet Secretary for Energy & Petroleum1--
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, & Forestry1--
Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs1--
Cabinet Secretary for Health1--
Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication, & the Digital Economy1--
Cabinet Secretary for Interior & National Administration1--
Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, & Industry1--
Cabinet Secretary for Labor & Social Protection1--
Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing, & Urban Development1--
Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy, & Maritime Affairs1--
Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury & Economic Planning1--
Cabinet Secretary for Public Service & Human Capital Development1--
Cabinet Secretary for Roads & Transport1--
Cabinet Secretary for Tourism & Wildlife1--
Cabinet Secretary for Water & Sanitation1--
Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, & Sports1--
Cabinet Secretary without portfolio-1-
Inspector General of National Police Service1--
Minister for Finance of Kenya-1-
President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces1--
Prime Cabinet Secretary1--
Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs--1
Secretary for Petroleum and Mining-1-
Secretary for Trade, Investment and Industrialization-1-

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...