Uhuru Kenyatta Bography
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Daniel Arap Moi named Kenyatta as his favorite successor. However, Kenyatta lost in the 2002 elections to opposition leader Mwai Kibaki, who was later sworn in as president. Kenyatta served as a member of the Gatundu South District Council from 2002 to 2013. He also served as Prime Minister Raila Odinga from 2008 to 2013.
Uhuru Kenyatta Age
Uhuru Kenyatta was born on 26 October 1961 in Nairobi. He is 61 years old.
Uhuru Kenyatta Height
Uhuru Kenyatta’s average height is 6 feet 1 inch.
Uhuru Kenyatta Family
Uhuru was born in Nairobi and raised by his loving parents Jomo Kenyatta and Ngina Kenyatta. Nyokabe Kenyatta grew up with Uhuru Kenyatta and Christina Platt.
Uhuru Kenyatta Wife
He is married to his beautiful wife Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo. The couple has three children named Jaba Kenyatta, Jomo Kenyatta and Ngina Kenyatta.
Uhuru Kenyatta Salary
President Kenyatta’s monthly salary is 1.23 million shillings.
Uhuru Kenyatta Net Worth
Kenyatta’s net worth is estimated at $530 million.
Uhuru Kenyatta Career
Now, Uhuru Kenyatta is a member of the Jubilee Party of Kenya Party of Kenya and his support has gradually diminished. Before joining the United Republican Party, Kenyatta was associated with the Kenya African National Union (KANU) before forming the National Alliance (TNA), a coalition that fought against him in the 2013 general election. Led by William Ruto, the URP formed the Jubilee Party.
In the 1997 general election, Uhuru ran for the parliamentary seat in the South Gatundu constituency previously held by his father, but lost to Nairobi architect Moses Mwihia. In 1999, Moi appointed Uhuru as chairman of the Parastatal Kenya Tourism Board. He was elected as a member of parliament in 2001 and joined the cabinet as Minister of Local Government. Later, he was also elected as KANU First Vice President.
In January 2005, Uhuru Kenyatta defeated Nicholas Biwott for the KANU presidency, with delegates casting 2,980 votes against Biwott (622 votes). Before becoming president, Kenyatta was listed as a terrorist against humanity by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo for planning and financing violence in Naivasha and Nakuru.
On March 9, 2018, Kenyatta approved the dismissal of opposition leader Raila Odinga. The operation marked a turning point in the reform of the country’s political architecture. Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated the Building Bridge Iniciative (BBI) in Bomas, Kenya on 27 November 2019. This is one of the results of the campaign with opposition leader Raila Odinga, as its implementation will lead to some changes in the Kenyan constitution.