List of flags of Kenya explained

This is a list of flags used in Kenya.

Military

FlagDateUseDescription
1964–Present Defence Forces flag
1964–Present Air force flag
1964–Present
1964–Present

Presidential

!Flag!Date!Use!Description
1963–1970First Presidential Standard of Kenya
1970–1978Presidential Standard of Jomo Kenyatta
1978–2002Presidential Standard of Daniel Arap Moi
2002–2013Presidential Standard of Mwai Kibaki
2013–2022Presidential Standard of Uhuru Kenyatta
2022–PresentPresidential Standard of William Ruto, Incumbent President of Kenya

Historical

Portuguese Rule

See also: Fort Jesus.

FlagDateUseDescription
1498-1521 A white Field with the coat of arms in the center.
1521-1578 Kingdom of Portugal A white Field with the coat of arms in the center.
1578-1640 Kingdom of Portugal A white Field with the coat of arms in the center.
1616-1640 Kingdom of Portugal A white Field with the coat of arms in the center. (putative flag)
1640-1667 Kingdom of Portugal A white Field with the coat of arms in the center.
1667-1698 Kingdom of Portugal A white Field with the coat of arms in the center.

Omani Rule

See also: Omani Empire.

German Wituland

See also: German East Africa.

FlagDateUseDescription
1885-1890German East Africa Company
1885–1890 A tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured black (top), white, and red (bottom)
1885–1890 Colonial Flag Horizontal black-white-red fields with the German Reichsadler in a white circle in the middle.
1890 German Wituland 2 horizontal stripes of white and red and a white 5-pointed star in the red stripe.

British East Africa Company

See also: British East Africa Company.

FlagDateUseDescription
1893–1920 A Union Flag (Proportions: 15:27) with a red border, proportions: 37:57
Ensign of Witu Protectorate Proportions: 1:2
1880–1895 Governor's flag A Union Flag defaced with the crown and beneath it the golden sun
State ensign British Blue Ensign with the crown and beneath it the golden sun
Civil ensign British Red Ensign with the crown and beneath it the golden sun

British East Africa Protectorate

See also: East Africa Protectorate.

British Protectorate of Kenya

See also: Kenya Colony.

FlagDateUseDescription
1921–1963 Colony and Protectorate of Kenya A British Blue Ensign with a red lion
1952–1962 A British Blue Ensign with the emblem of the Royal East African Navy in the fly.

Italian Occupation

See also: Kenya in World War II.

Cities

See also: Flags of counties of Kenya.

Nairobi