UHURU KENYATTA PROFILE AND 50 FACTS ABOUT HIM
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Uhuru Kenyatta – The 4th President of Kenya
October 26, 1961: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is born. He is named Uhuru, in anticipation for Kenya’s upcoming independence. Uhuru Kenyatta attended St Mary’s School in Nairobi. He played as a Winger for St. Mary’s Nairobi Rugby Team.
1978: Uhuru loses his father, and Kenya’s first president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, who died aged 89.
1979 – 1980 Uhuru Kenyatta worked as a teller at the Kenya Commercial Bank, Kipande House Branch.
Uhuru Kenyatta joined Amherst College USA. to study Political Science and Economics.
1989: Uhuru Kenyatta starts his first company, Wiham Kenya Limited, where he used to personally pick up and transport horticulture for export on his pick up truck.
1991: Uhuru Kenyatta marries his sweetheart and best friend Margaret.
1992: Uhuru Kenyatta campaigns for Kenneth Matiba
1994: Uhuru Kenyatta sold Wiham Kenya Limited.
1997: Uhuru Kenyatta runs for the Parliamentary seat for Gatundu South, But looses to Moses Muhia.
1999: Uhuru Kenyatta was appointed the new chairman of the Kenya Tourism Board by President Moi
2001: Uhuru Kenyatta is Nominated to Parliament by President Moi
October 26, 1961: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is born. He is named Uhuru, in anticipation for Kenya’s upcoming independence. Uhuru Kenyatta attended St Mary’s School in Nairobi. He played as a Winger for St. Mary’s Nairobi Rugby Team.
1978: Uhuru loses his father, and Kenya’s first president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, who died aged 89.
1979 – 1980 Uhuru Kenyatta worked as a teller at the Kenya Commercial Bank, Kipande House Branch.
Uhuru Kenyatta joined Amherst College USA. to study Political Science and Economics.
1989: Uhuru Kenyatta starts his first company, Wiham Kenya Limited, where he used to personally pick up and transport horticulture for export on his pick up truck.
1991: Uhuru Kenyatta marries his sweetheart and best friend Margaret.
1992: Uhuru Kenyatta campaigns for Kenneth Matiba
1994: Uhuru Kenyatta sold Wiham Kenya Limited.
1997: Uhuru Kenyatta runs for the Parliamentary seat for Gatundu South, But looses to Moses Muhia.
1999: Uhuru Kenyatta was appointed the new chairman of the Kenya Tourism Board by President Moi
2001: Uhuru Kenyatta is Nominated to Parliament by President Moi
March 20,
2009 – Nelson Mandela met Uhuru Kenyatta
2001 Uhuru Kenyatta is appointed
minister for Local Government under President Daniel arap Moi
2002: Uhuru Kenyatta contested for the presidency on a KANU ticket, but lost to NARC’s Mwai Kibaki and opted to take his seat as official Opposition Leader.
January 2005: Uhuru Kenyatta defeated Nicholas Biwott for chairmanship of KANU, taking 2,980 votes among party delegates against Biwott’s 622.
2005: Uhuru Kenyatta led his party KANU in campaigns against the draft constitution in the 2005 constitutional referendum.
September 13, 2007: Uhuru Kenyatta withdrew from the December 2007 presidential election and said that he would back Kibaki for re-election. He said that he did not want to run unless he could be sure of winning.
December 2007: Uhuru Kenyatta backed Kibaki for re-election in the presidential election.
January 2008: Uhuru Kenyatta was named Minister of Local Government by president Mwai Kibaki.
13 April 2008: Uhuru Kenyatta was named Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade as part of the Grand Coalition Cabinet.
December 15, 2010: Uhuru Kenyatta was named as a suspect of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court prosecutor Moreno Ocampo, for planning and funding violence in Naivasha and Nakuru.
9 March 2013: Uhuru Kenyatta wins the presidential election and becomes (pending) the forth president of Kenya.
“Growing up in the Kenyatta household taught us many things. My father taught us to treat everyone fairly. He taught us the essence of justice and fairness, he told us to learn from history but not to live in history.”
Uhuru Kenyatta is married to Margaret Wanjiru and has three children, Jomo, Ngina and Jaba. Uhuru’s wife Margaret is not very well known because she prefers to keep a low profile.
2002: Uhuru Kenyatta contested for the presidency on a KANU ticket, but lost to NARC’s Mwai Kibaki and opted to take his seat as official Opposition Leader.
January 2005: Uhuru Kenyatta defeated Nicholas Biwott for chairmanship of KANU, taking 2,980 votes among party delegates against Biwott’s 622.
2005: Uhuru Kenyatta led his party KANU in campaigns against the draft constitution in the 2005 constitutional referendum.
September 13, 2007: Uhuru Kenyatta withdrew from the December 2007 presidential election and said that he would back Kibaki for re-election. He said that he did not want to run unless he could be sure of winning.
December 2007: Uhuru Kenyatta backed Kibaki for re-election in the presidential election.
January 2008: Uhuru Kenyatta was named Minister of Local Government by president Mwai Kibaki.
13 April 2008: Uhuru Kenyatta was named Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade as part of the Grand Coalition Cabinet.
December 15, 2010: Uhuru Kenyatta was named as a suspect of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court prosecutor Moreno Ocampo, for planning and funding violence in Naivasha and Nakuru.
9 March 2013: Uhuru Kenyatta wins the presidential election and becomes (pending) the forth president of Kenya.
“Growing up in the Kenyatta household taught us many things. My father taught us to treat everyone fairly. He taught us the essence of justice and fairness, he told us to learn from history but not to live in history.”
Uhuru Kenyatta is married to Margaret Wanjiru and has three children, Jomo, Ngina and Jaba. Uhuru’s wife Margaret is not very well known because she prefers to keep a low profile.
50 little known facts about Uhuru Kenyatta
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1.
He was conceived in Samburu
2. He was born in Nairobi 3. He is left handed 4. He worked for KCB at Kipande House 5. He earned 600/- while working for KCB 6. History was his favorite subject in High School 7. Played on the wing for St Mary’s School rugby team 8. He was the First Politician to concede defeat at the Presidential Level 9. His favorite film is Shaka Zulu 10. His favorite musicians are Bob Marley, Tracy Chapman and UB40 11. He has three kids 12. He is a practicing Catholic 13. He wears specs while reading 14. His favorite food is Nyama Choma 15. His favorite authors are Tom Clancy and Vince Flynn 16. His favorite TV Shows are 24 and Spooks 17. The first car he owned was an Alfa Romeo 18. He used to personally collect horticulture for export in his pick-up 19. He joined politics in 1989 20. He campaigned for Matiba in 1992 21. He first met his wife in 1978 in Mombasa 22. His father passed away while he was in form four 23. He has slept in St House, but it was never his home 24. His father had 4 boys and 4 girls 25. He worked at Burger King while in the US |
26.
He fronted an Afro while in University
27. His favorite beer is Tusker 28. His favorite gadget is an iPhone 29. If he could hang out with a band it would be UB40 30. He favorite computer game is Tiger Woods Golf PGA Tour 31. His favorite cartoon is The Flintstones 32. His favorite comic is Archie 33. His favorite color is Blue 34. His favorite board game is backgammon 35. The Kenya Economic Stimulus program was first launched under his leadership at the Treasury. 36. The project that he has initiated that he would most like to see succeed is IFMIS 37. He is the first finance Minister to create a loan facility for the JuaKali sector. 38. If he could be any animal he would be a cheetah 39. His pets are both a Great Dane and Chihuahua 40. He has retained his first driver and secretary to date 41. His favorite Ministry that he has worked in is Trade 42. He lost the first parliamentary election. 43. He intends to retire at 60. 44. He proposed to his wife in Karen, Nairobi 45. He was suspended from school (?) 46. His best friend is his wife Margaret 47. Favorite bible verses are Psalms 23, and 137 48. The world leader he would most like to meet is Fidel Castro 49. The most influential person he has met to date is Nelson Mandela 50. His greatest wish is to serve the people of Kenya |
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