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The '''Government of National Unity''', also known as the "grand coalition cabinet", is a designation for the current [[coalition government]] currently in power in [[Kenya]] since April 2008. It was formed through negotiations between the [[Orange Democratic Movement]]'s leader and presidential candidate [[Raila Odinga]] and [[Party of National Unity (Kenya)|Party of National Unity]]'s leader and incumbent presidential candidate [[Mwai Kibaki]] in the aftermath of the [[2007–2008 Kenyan crisis|ethnopolitical violence]] which had followed the flawed and controversial [[Kenyan presidential election, 2007|presidential election]] of the previous year. Kibaki sits as the president of the cabinet, while Odinga sits as a non-executive prime minister, while the cabinet is constituted of 40 ministers and 52 deputy ministers from both rivals' parties.
{{Politics of Kenya}}
The '''Government of National Unity''', also known as the "grand coalition cabinet," was a designation for the [[coalition government]] in [[Kenya]] from April 2008 to April 2013. It was formed through negotiations between the [[Orange Democratic Movement]]'s leader and presidential candidate [[Raila Odinga]] and [[Party of National Unity (Kenya)|Party of National Unity]]'s leader and incumbent presidential candidate [[Mwai Kibaki]] in the aftermath of the [[2007–2008 Kenyan crisis]] which had followed the controversial [[Kenyan presidential election, 2007|2007 presidential election]].


Kibaki continued serving as the president while Odinga accepted a non-executive prime ministerial post. The cabinet constituted a record 40 ministers and 52 deputy ministers from different political parties. The deal for the creation of the cabinet was finalized on 13 April 2008, followed by the appointment of Odinga as prime minister on 14 April and the swearing-in of all members of the cabinet on 17 April.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moody |first=By C. Bryson Hull and Barry |date=2008-01-05 |title=Kibaki offers unity government in Kenya |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/kibaki-offers-unity-government-in-kenya-20080106-1kcp.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ronoh |first=Faith |date=2020 |title=How Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga power sharing deal was struck |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2000173013/how-kibaki-raila-power-sharing-deal-was-struck |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref>
The deal for the creation of the cabinet was finalized on April 13, 2008, followed by the appointment of Odinga as prime minister on April 14 and the swearing-in of all members of the cabinet on April 17.

==Cabinet==
{| class=wikitable
! rowspan=5 | Party key
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Party of National Unity (Kenya)|Party of National Unity]]
|-
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Orange Democratic Movement]]
|-
| style="background:#87CEFA" |
| [[Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya]]
|-
| style="background:#FF0000" |
| [[Kenya African National Union]]
|}

{| class=wikitable
! rowspan=3 | Acronyms
| PO
| President's Office
|-
| PMO
| Prime Minister's Office
|-
| VPO
| Vice President's Office
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|+ Government of National Unity (13 April 2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statehousekenya.go.ke/news/april08/2008130401.htm |title=President Mwai Kibaki unveils Grand Coalition Cabinet |date= 13 April 2008 |publisher= [[State House (Kenya)]] |access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref>
! Portfolio
! colspan=2 | Officeholder
|-
| [[President of Kenya|President]] <br> [[Commander-in-chief]] of the [[Kenya Defence Forces|Armed Forces]]
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Mwai Kibaki]]
|-
| [[Prime Minister of Kenya|Prime Minister]]
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Raila Odinga]]
|-
| [[Vice President of Kenya|Vice President]] and Minister of Home Affairs
| style="background:#87CEFA" |
| [[Kalonzo Musyoka]]
|-
| [[Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya|Deputy Prime Minister]] and Minister of Trade
| style="background:#FF0000" |
| [[Uhuru Kenyatta]]
|-
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Government
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Musalia Mudavadi]]
|-
| PO: Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[George Saitoti]]
|-
| PO: Minister of State for Defence
| style="background:#FF0000" |
| [[Mohamed Yusuf Haji]]
|-
| PMO: Minister of State for Planning, National Development and [[Kenya Vision 2030|Vision 2030]]
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Wycliffe Oparanya]]
|-
| PMO: Minister of State for Public Service
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Dalmas Otieno]]
|-
| VPO: Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Otieno Kajwang]]
|-
| VPO: Minister of State for National Heritage & Culture
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[William Ole Ntimama]]
|-
| Minister of [[East African Community]]
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Amason Kingi]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kenya)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Moses Wetangula]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Finance (Kenya)|Minister of Finance]]
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Amos Kimunya]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs (Kenya)|Minister of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs]]
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Martha Karua]]
|-
| Minister of [[Nairobi]] Metropolitan Development
| style="background:#87CEFA" |
| [[Mutula Kilonzo]]
|-
| Minister of Roads
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Kipkalya Kones]]
|-
| Minister of Public Works
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Chris Obure]]
|-
| Minister of Transport
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Chirau Ali Mwakwere]]
|-
| Minister of Water and Irrigation
|
| [[Charity Ngilu]]
|-
| Minister of Regional Development Authorities
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Fred Gumo]]
|-
| Minister of Information & Communications
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Samuel Poghisio]]
|-
| Minister of Energy
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Kiraitu Murungi]]
|-
| Minister of Lands
|style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[James Orengo]]
|-
| Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[John Michuki]]
|-
| Minister of Forestry and Wildlife
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Noah Wekesa]]
|-
| Minister of Tourism
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Najib Balala]]
|-
| Minister of Agriculture
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[William Ruto]]
|-
| Minister of Livestock Development
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Mohammed Kuti]]
|-
| Minister of Fisheries Development
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Paul Otuoma]]
|-
| Minister of Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Ibrahim Elmi Mohamed]]
|-
| Minister of Cooperatives Development
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Joseph Nyagah]]
|-
| Minister of Industrialization
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Henry Kosgey]]
|-
| Minister of Housing
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Soita Shitanda]]
|-
| Minister of Special Programmes
| style="background:#FF0000" |
| [[Naomi Shabaan]]
|-
| Minister of Gender and Children Affairs
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Esther Murugi Mathenge]]
|-
| Minister of Public Health and Sanitation
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[Beth Mugo]]
|-
| Minister of Medical Services
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Peter Anyang Nyong'o]]
|-
| Minister of Labour
| style="background:#9370DB" |
| [[John Munyes]]
|-
| Minister of Youth and Sports
|
| Helen Jepkemoi
|-
| Minister of Education
| style="background:#FF0000" |
| [[Sam Ongeri]]
|-
| Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
| style="background:#FFA500" |
| [[Sally Kosgei]]
|-
| style="background:#cccccc;" colspan="4" | '''Also attending Cabinet meetings'''
|-
| [[Attorney General of Kenya|Attorney General]]
|
| [[Amos Wako]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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{{Raila Odinga}}


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[[Category:Cabinets disestablished in 2013]]

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The Government of National Unity, also known as the "grand coalition cabinet," was a designation for the coalition government in Kenya from April 2008 to April 2013. It was formed through negotiations between the Orange Democratic Movement's leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga and Party of National Unity's leader and incumbent presidential candidate Mwai Kibaki in the aftermath of the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis which had followed the controversial 2007 presidential election.

Kibaki continued serving as the president while Odinga accepted a non-executive prime ministerial post. The cabinet constituted a record 40 ministers and 52 deputy ministers from different political parties. The deal for the creation of the cabinet was finalized on 13 April 2008, followed by the appointment of Odinga as prime minister on 14 April and the swearing-in of all members of the cabinet on 17 April.[1][2]

Cabinet

[edit]
Party key Party of National Unity
Orange Democratic Movement
Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya
Kenya African National Union
Acronyms PO President's Office
PMO Prime Minister's Office
VPO Vice President's Office
Government of National Unity (13 April 2008)[3]
Portfolio Officeholder
President
Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces 		Mwai Kibaki
Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Vice President and Minister of Home Affairs Kalonzo Musyoka
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade Uhuru Kenyatta
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Government Musalia Mudavadi
PO: Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security George Saitoti
PO: Minister of State for Defence Mohamed Yusuf Haji
PMO: Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 Wycliffe Oparanya
PMO: Minister of State for Public Service Dalmas Otieno
VPO: Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons Otieno Kajwang
VPO: Minister of State for National Heritage & Culture William Ole Ntimama
Minister of East African Community Amason Kingi
Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula
Minister of Finance Amos Kimunya
Minister of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua
Minister of Nairobi Metropolitan Development Mutula Kilonzo
Minister of Roads Kipkalya Kones
Minister of Public Works Chris Obure
Minister of Transport Chirau Ali Mwakwere
Minister of Water and Irrigation Charity Ngilu
Minister of Regional Development Authorities Fred Gumo
Minister of Information & Communications Samuel Poghisio
Minister of Energy Kiraitu Murungi
Minister of Lands James Orengo
Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources John Michuki
Minister of Forestry and Wildlife Noah Wekesa
Minister of Tourism Najib Balala
Minister of Agriculture William Ruto
Minister of Livestock Development Mohammed Kuti
Minister of Fisheries Development Paul Otuoma
Minister of Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands Ibrahim Elmi Mohamed
Minister of Cooperatives Development Joseph Nyagah
Minister of Industrialization Henry Kosgey
Minister of Housing Soita Shitanda
Minister of Special Programmes Naomi Shabaan
Minister of Gender and Children Affairs Esther Murugi Mathenge
Minister of Public Health and Sanitation Beth Mugo
Minister of Medical Services Peter Anyang Nyong'o
Minister of Labour John Munyes
Minister of Youth and Sports Helen Jepkemoi
Minister of Education Sam Ongeri
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Sally Kosgei
Also attending Cabinet meetings
Attorney General Amos Wako

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Moody, By C. Bryson Hull and Barry (5 January 2008). "Kibaki offers unity government in Kenya". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ Ronoh, Faith (2020). "How Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga power sharing deal was struck". The Standard. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ "President Mwai Kibaki unveils Grand Coalition Cabinet". State House (Kenya). 13 April 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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