State House (Kenya) said to be Kenya's own version of Chequers in Buckinghamshire or Camp David in Maryland. The president has been said to be shifting key presidential functions to stations outside Nairobi. State House (Kenya) State House is the official residence of the President of Kenya. It was the residence of the Prime Minister of Kenya from independence until Kenya (12 Dec 1963) transformed into a republic (12 Dec 1964). As the Prime Minister's position was abolished, it has been the official residence of the president since then. Before the construction of Government House in Nairobi, the first Governor's residence was at
Prime Minister of Finland In practice, the seats are divided between parties during the negotiations to form the government, so that the Prime Minister candidate must take into account the opinions of the participating parties and cannot nominate or remove whoever he wishes. In 1918, the Senate of Finland was transformed into the Council of State of Finland, and the position of Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division was transformed into that of the Prime Minister. Kesäranta, located in the Meilahti area of Helsinki, has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland since 1919. During its independence, declared in 1917, Finland has