Kenyatta

American  

[ken-yah-tuh] / kɛnˈyɑ tə /

noun

1. Jomo 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.

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Kenyatta British  

/ kɛnˈjætə /

noun

1. Jomo (ˈdʒəʊməʊ). ?1891–1978, Kenyan statesman: imprisoned as a suspected leader of the Mau Mau revolt (1953–59); elected president of the Kenya African National Union (1961); prime minister of independent Kenya (1963) and president (1964–78)

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Example Sentences

Landing at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in early June felt like arriving into a scene from a different time, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic era.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Chinese national Zhang Kequn was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport last week with more than 2,200 ants, including 1,948 of the sought-after Messor cephalotes species, in his luggage.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Claudia Kenyatta CBE and Emma Squire CBE, co-CEOs of Historic England, said it was a "remarkable discovery".

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of postcolonial Kenya, and other independence leaders gathered at Vasdev’s shop to map out strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

I look at my future classmates as we all walk through the campus yard toward Cramton Auditorium, where current Howard students will talk to us before Professor Kenyatta Bello starts her lecture.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi