Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician. He was the fourth President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. He was the son of Jomo Kenyatta, the first president.

His Excellency Honourable Uhuru Kenyatta C.G.H., President and C-in-C
4th President of Kenya
In office 9 April 2013 – 13 September 2022
Deputy	William Ruto
Preceded by	Mwai Kibaki
Succeeded by	William Ruto
Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya
In office 17 April 2008 – 9 April 2013 Serving with Musalia Mudavadi
President	Mwai Kibaki
Prime Minister	Raila Odinga
Minister of Finance
In office 23 January 2009 – 26 January 2012
Preceded by	John Michuki
Succeeded by	Robinson Njeru Githae
Minister of Trade
In office 17 April 2008 – 23 January 2009
Preceded by	Mukhisa Kituyi
Succeeded by	Chirau Ali Mwakwere
Minister of Local Government
In office January 2008 – April 2008
President	Mwai Kibaki
Preceded by	Musikari Kombo
Leader of official opposition
In office January 2003 – December 2007
President	Mwai Kibaki
Preceded by	Mwai Kibaki
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of Parliament for Gatundu South
In office January 2003 – January 2013
Preceded by	Moses Mwihia
Succeeded by	Jossy Ngugi
Minister of Local Government
In office November 2001 – December 2002
President	Daniel arap Moi
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Karisa Maitha
Nominated Member of Parliament
In office October 2001 – December 2002
President	Daniel arap Moi
Preceded by	Mark Too
Chair, Disaster Emergency Response Committee
In office 2000–2001
President	Daniel arap Moi
Chairman, Kenya Tourism Board
In office 1999–2001
President	Daniel arap Moi
Succeeded by	Raymond Matiba
Personal details
Born	(1961-10-26) 26 October 1961 Nairobi, Kenya Colony
Nationality	Kenyan
Political party	The National Alliance
Other political affiliations	KANU
Spouse(s)	Margaret Gakuo (m. 1991)
Relations	Jomo Kenyatta (father)
Children	3 Jomo Ngina Jaba
Residence	State House (official)
Alma mater	Amherst College
Profession	Politician
Website	www.uhuru.co.ke

Before he was President, Kenyatta was Deputy Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013. Before that, he was the Member of Parliament for Gatundu South Constituency beginning in 2002. Kenyatta was also Chairman of Kenya African National Union (KANU), which was a part of the Party of National Unity (PNU).

In October 2021, he was cited in the pandora papers scandal.

Uhuru Kenyatta Media

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  Uhuru with his father and the West German President Heinrich Lübke

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  U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet President Uhuru Kenyatta in the Blue Room during a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner at the White House, 5 August 2014.

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  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia to discuss the situation in South Sudan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on 5 August 2014.

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  Presidential Standard of Uhuru Kenyatta

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  U.S. President Donald Trump with President Kenyatta in Washington, D.C., on 27 August 2018

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  President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta with the British Foreign Secretary William Hague at an international conference in London (May 2013)

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  Map highlighting countries where Kenyatta made official visits while president

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  Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya

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  BAR_Order_of_Freedom_of_Barbados_ribbon

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  Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis BAR

Other websites

Media related to Uhuru Kenyatta at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Uhuru Kenyatta Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine