Uhuru Kenyatta was today declared the 4th president of Kenya by
the country's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
Kenyatta will assume office later this month as the first Kenyan
President to come into office under the country’s new
constitution which was adopted after the crisis that followed its
2007 elections.
About Uhuru
- Aged 51
- Son of founding President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
- Heir to one of the largest fortunes in Kenya, according to Forbes magazine
- Entered politics in 1990s, groomed by former President Daniel arap Moi to be his successor
- Known as "njamba" ("hero") in his Kikuyu language
- Indicted by ICC on charges of crimes against humanity for 2007 post-election violence - which he denies
- Married father of three
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