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

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

He said Ruto was not the first Kenyan leader he had been close to, also citing his friendship with former President Uhuru Kenyatta, as well as former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who died last October.

From BBC

She graduated with first class honors from Kenyatta University School of Law.

From The Wall Street Journal

Departing flights from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - one of Africa's busiest transport hubs - have been delayed by up to four hours.

From BBC

Kenya's first president after independence, Jomo Kenyatta, seeking to maintain good relations with the West and fearing resistance to his own rule, did little to praise the Mau Mau's contribution in public, said Kenyan historian Macharia Munene.

From Barron's