| Intro | Kenyan politician |
| Was | Politician |
| From | Kenya |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 December 1938 |
| Death |
29 June 2017 (aged 78 years) |
Godffrey Gitahi Kariuki (12 December 1938 – 29 June 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served in the Senate of Kenya, representing Laikipia County, from 2013 until his death on 29 Jun 2017. He also served several terms as Member of Parliament for Laikipia West Constituency, and he was cabinet minister in both the governments of Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi.
He wrote an autobiography detailing his political career titled Illusion of Power: Fifty Years in Kenya Politics. In May 2009 he was arraigned in court for allegedly threatening to bring together various militia gangs in an attempt to overthrow the government. He was elected as Senator for Laikipia County in the 2013 general elections. He died on 29 June 2017 at the age of 78 at a Nairobi Hospital.