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Current Feed ContentTHE BIG READ, Jomo Kenyatta: emblematic figure of the Independence MovementJomo Kenyatta (October 20, 1894 – August 22, 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation. Kenyatta was born Kamau wa Ngengi in the village of Ngenda, Gatundu, in British East Africa (now Kenya), a member of Kikuyu people. After the death of his parents, his uncle Ngengi and his medicine man grandfather K_ng_ wa Magana took over his upbringing; he became particularly close to K_ng_ He went to... |