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Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Kenyatta in 2019 | |
| 4th President of Kenya | |
| In office 9 April 2013 – 13 September 2022 | |
| Deputy | William Ruto |
| Preceded by | Mwai Kibaki |
| Succeeded by | William Ruto |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya | |
| In office 13 April 2008 – 9 April 2013 Serving with Musalia Mudavadi | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 23 January 2009 – 26 January 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Raila Odinga |
| Preceded by | John Michuki |
| Succeeded by | Robinson Michael Githae |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 9 April 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mwai Kibaki |
| Succeeded by | Raila Odinga |
| Member of Parliament for Gatundu South | |
| In office 9 January 2003 – 28 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Moses Mwihia |
| Succeeded by | Jossy Ngugi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta aka Kamwana 26 October 1961 Nairobi, Kenya Colony |
| Political party | Kenya African National Union (Before 2012) The National Alliance (2012–2016) Jubilee (2016–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Jubilee Alliance (2013–2016) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Jomo Kenyatta, Ngina Kenyatta, Jaba Kenyatta |
| Parents |
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| Education | Amherst College (BA) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | https://uhurukenyata.com (archived) |
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta CGH (/ʊ.huː.ruː kɛn.jɑː.tɑː/ ⓘ born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.[1]
Daniel Arap Moi had picked Kenyatta as his preferred successor. Uhuru Kenyatta, however, was defeated by the then opposition leader Mwai Kibaki in the 2002 election, and Kibaki was subsequently sworn in as the President. Kenyatta served as the member of parliament (MP) for Gatundu South from 2002 to 2013. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister to Raila Odinga from 2008 to 2013. Currently he is a member and the party leader of the Jubilee Party of Kenya, whose popularity has since dwindled. Kenyatta was previously associated with the Kenya Africa National Union (KANU) before founding The National Alliance (TNA), one of the allied parties that campaigned for his election during the 2013 election and later on went to form a merger with the United Republican Party (URP) led by William Ruto to form the Jubilee Party.
Kenyatta is the son of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, and his fourth wife Mama Ngina Kenyatta.[2] He has been married to Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta since 1991. They have three children: the two sons, Jomo and Muhoho, and a daughter called Ngina Kenyatta.
Kenyatta was re-elected for a second and final term in the August 2017 general elections, winning 54% of the popular vote.[3][4] The win was formally declared on national television by the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati.[5][6] However, Uhuru's election was challenged in the Supreme Court of Kenya by his main competitor, Raila Odinga. On 1 September 2017, the court declared the election invalid and ordered a new presidential election to take place within 60 days from the day of the ruling.[7] A new presidential election was held on 26 October, which he won, with 39.03% electoral voter participation.
- ^ Jason Patinkin in Nairobi (30 March 2013). "Uhuru Kenyatta's election victory is upheld by Kenya's supreme court 2017". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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- ^ Nation Team. "Uhuru Kenyatta, 55, wins second term as President of Kenya". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Clement Edward (11 August 2017). "WATCH LIVE: Uhuru Kenyatta wins 2017 Kenya elections; World news". PrimeNewsGhana. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Kenyatta wins Kenya presidential vote". BBC News. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Nyabola, Nanjala. "Why did Kenya's Supreme Court annul the elections?". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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