| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| James Gichuru | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | E.G.H. |
| Office: | Acting Chairman of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) |
| Term Start: | 1960 |
| Term End: | 1961 |
| Successor: | Jomo Kenyatta |
| Birthname: | James Gichuru |
| Birth Date: | 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Thogoto, Kiambu, British Kenya |
| Death Date: | 1982 |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Party: | Kenya African National Union (KANU) |
James Samuel Gichuru (1914–1982) was a Kenyan politician. He was a minister for Finance,[1] Minister for Defence[2] and a former member of parliament for the Limuru Constituency.[3] He was among the founders of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party in 1960 as well as its acting chairman (for jailed Jomo Kenyatta) to 1961.[4] [5] [6]