List of Famous people born in Kiambu County

Jomo Kenyatta

First Name Jomo
Born on October 20, 1893
Died on August 22, 1978 (aged 84)
Born in Kiambu County

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978. He was the country's first indigenous head of government and played a significant role in the transformation of Kenya from a colony of the British Empire into an independent republic. Ideologically an African nationalist and conservative, he led the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party from 1961 until his death.

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