Kenyatta (surname)

Kenyatta is an East African surname derived from the beaded belt worn by Maasai.^[1]

People with the name

• Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897/98–1978), first Prime Minister and President of Kenya
• Kamau Kenyatta (born 1955), American musician, record producer, arranger, film composer, and jazz educator
• Kwame Kenyatta (1956–2019), American politician
• Malcolm Kenyatta (born 1990), American community activist and politician
• Margaret Kenyatta (born 1964), Kenyan educator and First Lady of Kenya
• Margaret Kenyatta (mayor) (1928–2017), Kenyan politician
• Muhammad Kenyatta (1944–1992), American academic, civil rights leader, and politician
• Muhoho Kenyatta (born 1965), Kenyan businessman
• Ngina Kenyatta (born 1933), First Lady of Kenya
• Nyokabi Kenyatta (born 1963), Kenyan businesswoman and philanthropist
• Robin Kenyatta (1942–2004), American jazz alto saxophonist
• Uhuru Kenyatta (born 1961), fourth President of Kenya

Fictional characters

• Abraham Kenyatta, a character in the television series Zoo

See also

• Kenyatta family
• Kenyatta (given name)
• Kenyatta (disambiguation)