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List of flags of Kenya

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This is a list of flags used in Kenya.

Historical

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1964–Present	Defence Forces flag
	1964–Present	Air force flag
	1964–Present	Naval Ensign
	1964–Present	Presidential Colour of the Navy

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

Date	Use	Description
1498-1521	Kingdom of Portugal	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.

Date	Use	Description
1885-1890	German East Africa Company
1885-1890	German East Africa Company
1885–1890	German Empire	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.

Date	Use	Description
1893–1920	Witu Protectorate	A Union Flag (Proportions: 15:27) with a red border, proportions: 37:57
1893–1920	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

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