Kenyatta

[ ken-yah-tuh ]

noun

1. Jo·mo [joh, -moh], 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.

Kenyatta

/ kɛnˈjætə /

noun

1. KenyattaJomo?18911978MKenyanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state 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)

Example Sentences

Kenyatta made a Bush-like vow to continue the war on Al-Shabab, saying, “We will not flinch.”

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Raila Odinga dismissed Kenyatta's claims that he is trying to overthrow the government.

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The sons of Idi Amin, Daniel Arap Moi, and Jomo Kenyatta could not manage the power their fathers tried to give them.

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