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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.
Jomo Kenyatta returned to Kenya in September 1946 following the conclusion of World War II. Upon his return, he assumed leadership of the Kenya African Union (KAU), of which he was elected president in June 1947.12