Article: Kenyatta, Jomo 1891(?)1978

Jomo Kenyatta 1891(?) 1978

Former President of Kenya

At a Glance

Political Awareness Awakened

His Mission in England

Facing Mount Kenya

Returned to Kenya

Ideas of Independence Take Root

Terror Stalked the Land

Imprisoned as Mau Mau Organizer

The Cell Door Opened

Kenyan Independence

Cracks in the Facade

The 1970s: Money and Murder

Selected writings

Sources

On December 12, 1963, the flag of independent Kenya billowed over the capital city of Nairobi for the first time. Flanked by thousands of other Kenyans, Jomo Kenyatta watched the unfolding of a 50-year-old dream that had sent him overseas to Europe, landed him in jail, and earned him the hushed admiration of his ...

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