Kenyatta

American  

[ken-yah-tuh] / kɛnˈjɑ 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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Kenyatta

Thousands gathered at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as his body was flown home.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

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

After independence in 1963, Vasdev grew disillusioned with Kenyatta, who proved far less socialist than Vasdev had hoped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

“Some people call me Kenyatta, after the great man in Kenya. I am a hunter.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie