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President · Kenya

Mwai Kibaki

110 recorded engagements, 2003–2013: 110 visits and 9 signed agreements.

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110Engagements
110Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
9Signed agreements
28Destination countries
75Multilateral summits
2003–2013Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Kenya from 2002 to 2013

Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including being the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya from 1963 to 2013. He was the fourth Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under President Daniel arap Moi. He also held cabinet ministerial positions in the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi governments, including as minister for Finance (1969–1981) under Kenyatta, and Minister for Home Affairs (1982–1988) and Minister for Health (1988–1991) under Moi.

Kibaki served as an opposition Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2002. He unsuccessfully ran for the presidency in 1992 and 1997. He served as the Leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament from 1998 to 2002. Following the 2002 presidential election, he was elected as the President of Kenya.

As president of Kenya, Kibaki presided over a period of significant economic growth, infrastructural development, and institutional reforms. His administration introduced free primary education in 2003, expanded access to schooling...

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Where they travelled

Kenya   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • Tanzania21
  • Uganda18
  • Ethiopia16
  • South Africa7
  • United States of America6
  • Rwanda5
  • United Kingdom4
  • Nigeria3
  • Libya3
  • Sudan3
  • China3
  • Burundi3

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations110
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs72
  • Trade and Economic Relations30
  • Security and Defense4
  • Infrastructure and Connectivity4
  • Energy3
  • Symbolic and Ceremonial Issues3
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism2
  • Financial and Monetary Issues2
  • Development and Aid2

Activity by year

2003: 12 engagements2004: 10 engagements2005: 15 engagements2006: 9 engagements2007: 7 engagements2008: 9 engagements2009: 13 engagements2010: 11 engagements2011: 11 engagements2012: 12 engagements2013: 1 engagement2003200520102013

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2005-03-09EthiopiaKenya-Ethiopia bilateral agreements (March 2005)
2005-08-14ChinaKenya-China oil-exploration and infrastructure agreements (2005)
2007-06-17UgandaHigh-level politics
2007-08-20TanzaniaHigh-level politics
2008-03-19UgandaEconomics
2008-11-19RwandaFunctional cooperation
2009-07-16TanzaniaFunctional cooperation
2010-01-30EthiopiaHigh-level politics
2010-12-03TanzaniaHigh-level politics

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2003-06-11 – 2003-06-13Visit SummitSouth Africa · Cape Town
2003-06-23 – 2003-06-25VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2003-07-09 – 2003-07-11Visit SummitMozambique · Maputo
2003-07-16 – 2003-07-18VisitUganda · Kampala
2003-08-04 – 2003-08-06VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2003-09-12VisitRwanda · Kigali
2003-09-14 – 2003-09-15Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2003-10-05 – 2003-10-07VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2003-10-08 – 2003-10-11VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2003-10-23 – 2003-10-24Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2003-11-16 – 2003-11-17Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2003-12-05 – 2003-12-08Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2004-01-11 – 2004-01-12VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2004-02-29 – 2004-03-02Visit SummitTanzania · Arusha
2004-04-06 – 2004-04-07VisitRwanda · Kigali
2004-04-27 – 2004-04-28VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2004-06-06 – 2004-06-08Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2004-08-06 – 2004-08-07Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2004-10-28 – 2004-10-30VisitThailand · Bangkok
2004-10-30 – 2004-11-04VisitJapan · Tokyo
2004-11-18 – 2004-11-20Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2004-11-25Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2005-01-29 – 2005-01-31Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2005-03-09 – 2005-03-12VisitEthiopia · Addis AbabaAgreement signedKenya-Ethiopia bilateral agreements (March 2005)
2005-04-11Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2005-04-22Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2005-05-29 – 2005-05-30Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2005-06-01 – 2005-06-02Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2005-07-03 – 2005-07-05Visit SummitLibya · Sirte
2005-07-09VisitSudan · Khartoum
2005-08-06VisitSudan · Khartoum
2005-08-14 – 2005-08-18VisitChina · BeijingAgreement signedKenya-China oil-exploration and infrastructure agreements (2005)
2005-08-26VisitBurundi · Bujumbura
2005-09-11 – 2005-09-19Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2005-09-19 – 2005-09-22VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2005-10-08 – 2005-10-10VisitUganda · Kampala
2005-12-21VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2006-01-22 – 2006-01-23Visit SummitSudan · Khartoum
2006-04-04 – 2006-04-06Visit SummitTanzania · Arusha
2006-05-11 – 2006-05-12VisitUganda · Kampala
Show all 110 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2006-06-29 – 2006-07-01Visit SummitGambia · Banjul
2006-07-02Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2006-11-02 – 2006-11-06Visit SummitChina · Beijing
2006-11-15 – 2006-11-17Visit SummitDjibouti · Djibouti City
2006-11-29 – 2006-12-01Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2006-12-08 – 2006-12-10VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2007-01-27 – 2007-01-29Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2007-03-27 – 2007-04-01Visit SummitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2007-06-04 – 2007-06-07VisitLibya · Tripoli
2007-06-17 – 2007-06-19Visit SummitUganda · KampalaAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2007-07-01 – 2007-07-03Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2007-08-20Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es SalaamAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2007-09-11 – 2007-09-12Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2008-01-31 – 2008-02-02Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2008-03-19 – 2008-03-20Visit SummitUganda · KampalaAgreement signedEconomics
2008-05-26 – 2008-05-29Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2008-06-04VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2008-06-30 – 2008-07-01Visit SummitEgypt · Cairo
2008-09-21 – 2008-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2008-10-21 – 2008-10-24Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2008-11-19 – 2008-11-21VisitRwanda · KigaliAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2008-11-28 – 2008-12-01Visit SummitQatar · Doha
2009-02-01 – 2009-02-03Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2009-04-05 – 2009-04-07Visit SummitZambia · Lusaka
2009-04-29Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2009-05-09VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2009-06-07 – 2009-06-08Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
2009-06-30 – 2009-07-02Visit SummitLibya · Sirte
2009-07-16 – 2009-07-17VisitTanzania · Dar es SalaamAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2009-08-10Visit SummitZambia · Lusaka
2009-10-28 – 2009-10-30Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2009-11-16 – 2009-11-17Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2009-11-19 – 2009-11-21Visit SummitTanzania · Arusha
2009-11-25 – 2009-12-02Visit SummitTrinidad and Tobago · Port of Spain
2009-12-15 – 2009-12-18Visit SummitDenmark · Copenhagen
2010-01-30 – 2010-02-02Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis AbabaAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2010-04-29 – 2010-05-03Visit SummitChina · Shanghai
2010-06-10 – 2010-06-11VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2010-07-04 – 2010-07-05Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2010-07-11VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2010-07-25VisitUganda · Kampala
2010-09-05 – 2010-09-06Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2010-09-19 – 2010-09-23Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2010-11-06VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2010-11-22 – 2010-11-23Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2010-12-03 – 2010-12-04Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es SalaamAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2011-01-29 – 2011-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2011-04-19 – 2011-04-21Visit SummitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2011-05-12VisitUganda · Kampala
2011-05-23 – 2011-05-25Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2011-06-11 – 2011-06-14Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2011-07-04Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2011-09-19 – 2011-09-22Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2011-10-26 – 2011-10-29Visit SummitAustralia · Perth
2011-11-20 – 2011-11-24VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2011-11-29 – 2011-11-30Visit SummitBurundi · Bujumbura
2011-12-14 – 2011-12-16Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2012-01-24 – 2012-01-27Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2012-01-29 – 2012-01-30Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2012-02-23 – 2012-02-25Visit SummitUnited Kingdom · London
2012-06-19 – 2012-06-23Visit SummitBrazil · Brasília
2012-07-01 – 2012-07-04VisitBurundi · Bujumbura
2012-07-25 – 2012-07-27Visit SummitUnited Kingdom · London
2012-08-07 – 2012-08-08Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2012-09-01 – 2012-09-02Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2012-09-10VisitUganda · Kampala
2012-09-24 – 2012-09-26Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2012-11-23 – 2012-11-25Visit SummitUganda · Kampala
2012-11-27 – 2012-11-29VisitTanzania · Dar es Salaam
2013-01-25 – 2013-01-28Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Mwai Kibaki leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/mwai-kibaki.html]