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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 was released from prison and house detention in August 1961.1
Following his arrest in 1952 and subsequent seven-year sentence for his alleged role in the Mau Mau rebellion, Kenyatta remained in detention even after completing his sentence. His release paved the way for him to negotiate the constitutional terms for Kenya's independence.1