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Jomo Kenyatta
African statesman and nationalist Jomo Kenyatta was the first prime minister (1963–64) and then the first president (1964–78) of independent Kenya.
Uhuru Kenyatta is the son of Jomo Kenyatta, who served as the first president of Kenya. Following in his father's footsteps, Uhuru Kenyatta also served as the president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.1234