Jomo Kenyatta was a leading Pan-Africanist and the first president of independent Kenya. Kenyatta was born Ngengi Muigai to Muigai and Wambui at Gatundu division of Kiambu District of Central Kenya in 1889.

Mixed Ancestry and Early Life

Although he grew up in Kikuyuland, Kenyatta also had Maasai ancestry. ...

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