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He again later changed his name to Jomo in 1938. He adopted the name of Jomo Kenyatta taking his first name from the Kikuyu word for "burning spear" and his last name from the masai word for the bead belt that he often wore. [2] His son Uhuru Kenyatta, who he fathered late in life, served as the fourth President of Kenya from 2013–2022.
Kenyatta had two children from his first marriage with Grace Wahu: son Peter Muigai Kenyatta (born 1920), who later became a deputy minister; and daughter Margaret Kenyatta (born 1928). Margaret served as mayor of Nairobi between 1970 and 1976 and then as Kenya's ambassador to the United Nations from 1976 to 1986. [ 526 ]
She was married to barrister and later director of East African Tobacco Company, Bethuel Mareka "BM" Gecaga; they had two children, Udi Gecaga (married to Jeni Wambui Gecaga, the daughter of Jomo Kenyatta and sister of Uhuru Kenyatta) and Noni "Mary" Gecaga. [5] Her granddaughter is Nana Gecaga (daughter of Udi). [7] Gecaga died in 1979 at the ...
Ngina Kenyatta (née Muhoho; born 24 June 1933), popularly known as "Mama Ngina", is the former First Lady of Kenya.She is the widow of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta (~1889–1978), and mother of the fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta who served from 2013 to 2022.
Muhoho Kenyatta is a Kenyan national and a member of the Kenyatta family. He is a son of Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta . His older brother Uhuru Kenyatta is the former president and 4th President of Kenya.
Anna Nyokabi Muthama Kenyatta (born 22 August 1963) [2] is a Kenyan businesswoman and philanthropist, and the child of Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta, who led Kenya's struggle for independence against the British and later led the country from 1964 to 1978.
She was born in Kenya in March 1978 to Jeni Wambui, a daughter to Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya (1964–1978), [2] and Udi Gecaga, son of Jemimah Gecaga. [3] Nana is a niece to Uhuru Kenyatta , the President of Kenya (2013–2022). [ 2 ]
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta CGH (/ ʊ. h uː. r uː k ɛ n. j ɑː. t ɑː / ⓘ born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. [1] [2] The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, [3] he previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013.