Uhuru Kenyatta

@President of Kenya, Birthday and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Uhuru Kenyatta is the fourth and current President of Kenya Kenyan Amherst College Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Scorpio Celebrities Uhuru Kenyatta is the fourth and current President of Kenya. Born into a political and wealthy family, he is the son of Jomo Kenyatta, the first President of Kenya. After completing his education from USA, he returned to his homeland and started a horticulture business which became quite successful. But, coming from a political background, he could not remain disconnected from it for long and entered into politics as the chairman of his hometown branch of the ruling party, KANU, which his father had led in the past. Subsequently, Uhuru Kenyatta was appointed as the presidential candidate of the party by the then President Daniel Arap Moi. After losing the presidential elections, he served as the opposition leader in the parliament for some time. Later, he backed the presidential candidate, Kibaki, in the 2007 elections and was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance when Kibaki’s government was formed. Meanwhile, he was also accused of post-election violence activities and charged with committing crimes against humanity. Later, he left KANU and formed a new party TNA which later became a part of a multiparty alliance. He was nominated as the party’s presidential candidate and won the 2013 elections, becoming the fourth President of Kenya, the post he currently serves in. He lists football and golf as his hobbies and loves watching athletics on television

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Birthday: October 26, 1961 Nationality: Kenyan Famous: President of Kenya, Amherst College, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Hobbies: Football, Golf, Watching athletics on television Spouses: Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo Known as: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta Childrens: Jomo Kenyatta Information Detail Birthday October 26, 1961 Nationality Kenyan Famous President of Kenya, Amherst College, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents Hobbies Football, Golf, Watching athletics on television Spouses Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo Known as Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta Childrens Jomo Kenyatta Universities Amherst College 1979 - St. Mary's School Nairobi 1989 - Amherst College Notable Alumnis Amherst College Founder / Co-Founder Jubilee Alliance Birth Place Nairobi Political Ideology Political party TNA (2012–present), KANU (before 2012) Gender Male Father Jomo Kenyatta Mother Ngina Kenyatta Net Worth $500 million as of Apr 13,2017 Sun Sign Scorpio Born in Nairobi Famous as President of Kenya

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In 1991, he married Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta. The couple is blessed with three children, Jomo, Jaba and Ngina. Unsplash Personal Life

Uhuru Kenyatta was born on October 26, 1961, in Nairobi, Kenya, to Jomo Kenyatta, the founding father and first President of Kenya. He was raised in a wealthy and politically powerful Kikuyu family. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received his early education from the St. Mary’s School, Nairobi. After completing high school, he was enrolled at the Amherst College in the United States, where he studied political science and economics. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Upon completing his graduation, Uhuru Kenyatta returned to his homeland and started a company ‘Wilham Kenya Limited’, through which he sourced and exported agricultural produce and became quite successful. Unsplash Career

In 1997, he was elected as the chairman of his hometown branch of Kenya African National Union (KANU), the longtime ruling party that his father had once led. Later that year, he contested for a parliamentary seat but lost the election. Unsplash Career

Despite his defeat, KANU leader and then Kenyan President, Daniel Arap Moi, seemed intent on preparing him for a greater role in public service. In 1999, Moi appointed him as the chairman of the Kenya Tourist Board. Unsplash Career

In 2001, he was nominated by President Moi for a parliament seat. Later, Moi appointed him to the cabinet as Minister for Local Government. The following year, he was elected as one of the four vice-chairs of KANU. Unsplash Career

In 2002, he was also nominated as the KANU candidate for the presidency by outgoing President Moi, who was ineligible to stand for another term and wanted someone of his own choosing to succeed him. Unsplash Career

He supervised the implementation of a new government administrative unit of counties, which replaced the previous unit of provinces. He also tactfully dealt with the complaints of poor governance, corruption, and insecurity. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 26, 1961
Nationality	Kenyan
Famous	President of Kenya, Amherst College, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
Hobbies	Football, Golf, Watching athletics on television
Spouses	Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo
Known as	Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
Childrens	Jomo Kenyatta
Universities	Amherst College 1979 - St. Mary's School Nairobi 1989 - Amherst College
Notable Alumnis	Amherst College
Founder / Co-Founder	Jubilee Alliance
Birth Place	Nairobi
Political Ideology	Political party TNA (2012–present), KANU (before 2012)
Gender	Male
Father	Jomo Kenyatta
Mother	Ngina Kenyatta
Net Worth	$500 million as of Apr 13,2017
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Born in	Nairobi
Famous as	President of Kenya

Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyan

Oct 26, 1961

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