| Election Name: | 1978 Kenyan presidential election |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Kenyan general election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1979 Kenyan general election |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
| Election Date: | 8 November 1978 |
| After Election: | Daniel Arap Moi |
Presidential elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1978, the first not to be held concurrently with parliamentary elections. They followed the death in office of President Jomo Kenyatta in August 1978. The then-Vice President, Daniel arap Moi, who was sworn in as Acting President for a 90-day interim period beginning at the moment of Kenyatta's death, was the sole candidate and was automatically elected without a vote being held.