Government of National Unity (Kenya)
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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 sat as the president of the cabinet, while Odinga served as a non-executive prime minister, while the cabinet constituted a record 40 ministers and 52 deputy ministers from both rivals' 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.
Party key | Party of National Unity (Kenya) | |
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Orange Democratic Movement | ||
Wiper Democratic Movement | ||
United Democratic Forum (Kenya) | ||
Kenya African National Union |
Portfolio | Minister | Party |
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President of Kenya | Mwai Kibaki | PNU |
Prime Minister of Kenya | Raila Odinga | ODM |
Vice President of Kenya and Minister of Home Affairs | Kalonzo Musyoka | Wiper Democratic Movement |
Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya | Uhuru Kenyatta | TNA |
Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya | Musalia Mudavadi | UDF |
Office of the Attorney General | Githu Muigai | |
Ministry of Finance | Njeru Githae | PNU |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Sam Ongeri | PNU/KANU |
Ministry of Internal Security and Provincial Administration | Katoo Ole Metito | PNU |
Ministry of Defence | Mohamed Yusuf Haji | KANU |
Ministry of Special Programmes | Esther Murugi | PNU |
Ministry of Immigration and Registration of Persons | Otieno Kajwang | ODM |
Ministry of National Heritage and Culture | William Ole Ntimama | ODM |
Ministry of Local Government | Paul Otuoma | ODM |
Ministry of Agriculture | Sally Kosgei | ODM |
Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing | Joseph Nyagah | ODM |
Ministry of State for Public Service | Dalmas Otieno | ODM |
Ministry of East African Community | Musa Sirma | ODM |
Ministry of Education | Mutula Kilonzo | Wiper Democratic Movement |
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Margaret Kamar | ODM |
Ministry of Energy | Kiraitu Murungi | PNU |
Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources | Chirau Ali Mwakwere | PNU |
Ministry of Industrialization | Henry Kosgey | ODM |
Ministry of Youth and Sports | Ababu Namwamba | ODM |
Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation | Beth Mugo | PNU |
Ministry of Medical Services | Peter Anyang Nyong'o | ODM |
Ministry of Information and Communication | Samuel Poghisio | Wiper Democratic Movement |
Ministry of Justice, Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs | Eugene Wamalwa | New FORD-Kenya |
Ministry of Labour and Human Resource Development | John Kiyonga Munyes | PNU/FORD-Kenya |
Ministry of Lands | James Orengo | ODM |
Ministry of Roads | Franklin Bett | ODM |
Ministry of Public Works | Chris Obure | ODM |
Ministry of Livestock Development | Mohamed Abdi Kuti | PNU |
Ministry of Fisheries Development | Amason Kingi Jeffa | ODM |
Ministry of Planning and National Development and Vision 2030 | Wycliffe Oparanya | ODM |
Ministry of Regional Development Authorities | Fred Gumo | ODM |
Ministry of Gender and Children Affairs | Naomi Namsi Shabaan | KANU |
Ministry of Tourism | Danson Mwazo Mwakulegwa | ODM |
Ministry of Trade and Industry | Moses Wetangula | PNU/FORD-Kenya |
Ministry of Transport | Amos Kimunya | PNU |
Ministry of Water and Irrigation | Charity Ngilu | ODM |
Ministry of Housing | Soita Shitanda | PNU |
Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife | Noah Wekesa | PNU |
Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development | Jamleck Kamau | PNU |
Ministry of Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands | Ibrahim Elmi Mohamed | ODM |