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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.
While studying at the London School of Economics, Jomo Kenyatta studied anthropology under the renowned scholar Bronisław Malinowski.1
His academic work during this period culminated in the publication of his thesis, Facing Mount Kenya, in 1938, which provided an insightful examination of the traditional life of the Kikuyu people.1