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Ideologically an African nationalist and a conservative, he led the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party from 1961 until his death.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"20 October 1893","date":"1893-10-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Gatundu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q785627"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"22 August 1978","date":"1978-08-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Mombasa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q225641"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Kenya","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Kenya African National Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1422517"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"London School of Economics and Political Science","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174570"},{"text":"University College London","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193196"},{"text":"International People's College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6052385"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Grace Wahu","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5360443"},{"text":"Ngina Kenyatta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1984253"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Kenya (12 December 1964 – 22 August 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14784066","start":"1964-12-12","end":"1978-08-22"},{"text":"Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kenya (1963–1964)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3251813","start":"1963","end":"1964"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Kenya","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2736951"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Merit for National Foundation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q624185"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jomo_Kenyatta","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173563"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Jomo Kenyatta born?","a":"Jomo Kenyatta was born on 20 October 1893 in Gatundu."},{"q":"What positions has Jomo Kenyatta held?","a":"Positions held by Jomo Kenyatta include: President of Kenya (1964–1978); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Jomo Kenyatta (cropped) in June 15th, 1966.jpg — Pridan Moshe, Public domain.","cite":"\"Jomo Kenyatta\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/jomo-kenyatta. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T08:55:08Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-13","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/jomo-kenyatta","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/jomo-kenyatta","ne":null}}