Jomo Kenyatta Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Kamau wa Ngengi
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Nginda , British East Africa
DIED AT AGE
86 Years 10 Months 2 Days
DEATHDATE
August 22, 1978
DEATHPLACE
Mombasa, Coast, Kenya
CAUSE OF DEATH
Natural Causes
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
LIBRA
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
N/A
WEIGHT
N/A
Jomo Kenyatta Family Members
Jomo Kenyatta Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Child(ren) of Jomo Kenyatta and Grace Wanjiku
Jane Wambui ( 1950) (Daughter)
SPOUSE
Mama Ngina (-)
Child(ren) of Jomo Kenyatta and Mama Ngina
Christine Wambui ( 1952) (Daughter)
Uhuru Kenyatta (26 October, 1961) (Son) (President of Kenya)
Anna Nyokabi ( 1963) (Daughter)
SPOUSE
Child(ren) of Jomo Kenyatta and Grace Wahu
Peter Muigai Kenyatta ( 1920) (Son)
Margaret Kenyatta ( 1928) (Daughter) (Politician)
Wambui Margaret (Daughter)
SPOUSE
Edna Clarke (1942-)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964), First President of Kenya (1964-1978)
Education, Net Worth & More
More Information
Career of Jomo Kenyatta
He did a lot of work to make Kenya a republic country. After the country got independence from British rule, he became the first prime minister of the country to hold office from June 1963 to December 1964. In 1964, he was selected as the President of the country and retained the office until his death in 1978.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jomo Kenyatta
- Did Jomo Kenyatta takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Jomo Kenyatta in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- In addition to being a politician, he is also remembered as an anti-colonial activist by Kenyans.
- He was the first President of the country serving a term from 1964 until his death in 1978.
- Kenyatta did various jobs prior to joining the Kikuya Central Association.
- His life wasn't easy, he was subject to shame and insult due to racism. He was not allowed to study with whites and there were many instances that led him to work to end the racism.
- He was also a writer and had published an anthropological study of Kikuyu life in 1938.
- Kenyatta is considered the Father of the Nation equivalent to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in India.
- He was asked to serve the British Army during World War I but denied to fight for the whites.
- His funeral was attended by many well-known personalities including The Prince of Wales, Charles in 1978.
- He used to run a newspaper named "Muigwithania" to raise awareness among the Africans.
- Jomo also went to London to oppose the merger of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika but he was not allowed to meet the authorities. He also wrote an angry letter to The Times, London warning the British to take back the proposal otherwise had to face a bad situation and he did it.
- His life wasn't easy, he was subject to shame and insult due to racism. He was not allowed to study with whites and there were many instances that led him to work to end the racism.
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