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Mama Ngina Kenyatta Biography of Kenya's First Lady and Her Legacy
Paperback
Presidents & Heads of StateAfrican HistoryGeneral World History
Publisher: N.W. Martin
Published: Mar 6 2026
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Explore the extraordinary life of Mama Ngina Kenyatta, widow of Kenya's founding president Jomo Kenyatta and mother of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Born in 1933 in Ngenda, Kiambu, she grew from a child of rural colonial Kenya into the woman who would stand beside Kenya's first president and become the country's first First Lady.
Spanning nearly a century of Kenyan history, this biography follows Mama Ngina from her childhood in Ngenda and her marriage to Jomo Kenyatta, through the years of the Mau Mau Emergency, the birth of independent Kenya in 1963, and her years at State House in Nairobi after Kenya became a republic in 1964.
Inside this biography you will discover:
- Early years in Ngenda, Kiambu, and the traditional and colonial world that shaped her childhood
- Marriage to Jomo Kenyatta in 1951 and life during Kenya's struggle for independence
- Years during the Emergency, including the family's hardships during the 1950s
- Life as Kenya's first First Lady from 1964, helping define a role that had no established tradition
- Public and private life in Nairobi, Gatundu, and Mombasa, including growing involvement in business, women's organizations, education, and community causes
- Life as the wife of a president and mother of a future president, as the Kenyatta family moved from the independence era into the next generation
Perfect for readers interested in:
- Kenyan history and the independence movement
- Women, politics, and power
- African political biographies
- The Kenyatta family and Kenya's first decades of independence
- Remarkable women whose lives shaped history
Step into the extraordinary life of Mama Ngina Kenyatta, a remarkable woman whose life spanned nearly a century of Kenya's history and whose legacy continues to shape the nation.
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