The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Kenya is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Kenya.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Nairobi. The post of Russian ambassador to Kenya is currently held by , incumbent since 20 August 2024. The ambassador to Kenya is concurrently accredited as Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Nairobi.
Following Kenyan independence, the Soviet Union moved to open diplomatic relations, with an agreement signed on 14 December 1963. The first ambassador, Vladimir Lavrov, was appointed on 28 January 1964. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kenya recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state, and the incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued in post as the Russian ambassador until 1992.