Exchange rate during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how exchange rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jubilee Uhuru Kenyatta | 9 Apr 2013 – 13 Sep 2022 | +39.2% Mar 2013 → Aug 2022 | +3.6%/yr | |
| 2 | UDA William Ruto | 13 Sep 2022 – now | +8.4% Aug 2022 → Sep 2026 | +2.0%/yr | |
| 3 | PNU Mwai Kibaki | 30 Dec 2002 – 9 Apr 2013 | +7.9% Nov 2002 → Mar 2013 | +0.7%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. KSh per US dollar, monthly average · Central Bank of Kenya's rate via the IMF (ER, shillings per US dollar, period average) · Kenya data · as of Sep 2026.