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Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyan politician who served as the fourth President of Kenya from 2013 to 2022.

VerifiedLatest source dated 2026-09-22Last reviewed 2026-10-26

Who is Uhuru Kenyatta?

Identity

Full name
Uhuru Kenyatta[1, 2, 3, 4]
Also known as
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
Nationality
Kenya
Born
1961
Status
Active

Current roles

  • Member, Panel of Facilitators for the eastern DRC peace process, East African Community / Southern African Development Community (later with the African Union) 2025-02[5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Selected former roles

  • Member, AU High-Level Panel for the Ethiopia peace process, African Union Commission 2022-10[10, 11]
  • Facilitator, EAC-led Nairobi Process (eastern DRC), East African Community 2022[12, 5]
  • Party Leader, Jubilee Party 2016 to 2026-09[13, 14, 15, 16]
  • President of the Republic of Kenya, Republic of Kenya 2013-04-09 to 2022-09-13[1, 17, 2]
  • Minister for Finance, Government of Kenya 2009-01-23 to 2012-01-26[18, 19, 1]
  • Deputy Prime Minister, Government of Kenya (Grand Coalition Government) 2008-04 to 2013[1, 19]

Sources

  1. H.E. Hon. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta - ProfileState House Kenya (PSCU), primary source
  2. Uhuru takes oath as Kenya's PresidentCapital FM, 2013-04-09, secondary source
  3. Kenyatta CaseInternational Criminal Court, primary source
  4. Uhuru KenyattaEncyclopaedia Britannica, secondary source
  5. Congo-Kinshasa: Kenyatta, Desalegn, Obasanjo Named Peace Facilitators for DRC ProcessAllAfrica, 2025-02-25, secondary source
  6. Five former African countries heads of state appointed to facilitate DRC peace processFANA (Fana Media Corporation), 2025-03-25, secondary source
  7. Communique of Meeting of the Co-Chairs of the Joint EAC-SADC Summit with Panel of FacilitatorsState House Kenya, 2025-08-01, primary source
  8. President Museveni hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators for DRC peace talksState House Uganda, 2026-02-03, primary source
  9. Press release: High-Level Harmonisation Meeting of the Panel of Facilitators and the Independent Joint Secretariat for the Eastern DRC Peace Process, GaboroneAfrican Union, 2026-07-26, primary source
  10. AUC Chairperson welcomes the commitment of the two parties to the restoration of peace in EthiopiaAfrican Union Commission, 2022-10-06, primary source
  11. Remarks by HE Olusegun Obasanjo, High Representative of the AU Chairperson for the Horn of Africa, at the signing of the peace agreementDepartment of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa, 2022-11-02, primary source
  12. EAC-led Nairobi Process FacilitatorEast African Community, primary source
  13. Kenyan President Launches Political PartyVoice of America, 2016-09-10, secondary source
  14. Kenya: Uhuru Clears Way for Matiang'i As He Steps Aside From Jubilee LeadershipCapital FM (via AllAfrica), 2026-09-22, secondary source
  15. Matiang'i takes over Jubilee leadership as Uhuru exits party officeCitizen Digital, 2026-09-22, secondary source
  16. Takeover: Uhuru hands Jubilee leadership to Matiang'iThe Standard, 2026-09-22, secondary source
  17. The timelines of Uhuru KenyattaPeople Daily, secondary source
  18. Kimunya back in the CabinetCapital FM, 2009-01-23, secondary source
  19. Kenya's two ICC-indicted officials quit postsAl Jazeera, 2012-01-26, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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