Uhuru Kenyatta Biography
(President of Kenya)
Birthday: October 26, 1961 (Scorpio)
Born In: Nairobi
Uhuru Kenyatta is the fourth and current President of Kenya. Born into a political and wealthy family, he is the son of Jomo Kenyatta, the first President of Kenya. After completing his education from USA, he returned to his homeland and started a horticulture business which became quite successful. But, coming from a political background, he could not remain disconnected from it for long and entered into politics as the chairman of his hometown branch of the ruling party, KANU, which his father had led in the past. Subsequently, Uhuru Kenyatta was appointed as the presidential candidate of the party by the then President Daniel Arap Moi. After losing the presidential elections, he served as the opposition leader in the parliament for some time. Later, he backed the presidential candidate, Kibaki, in the 2007 elections and was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance when Kibaki’s government was formed. Meanwhile, he was also accused of post-election violence activities and charged with committing crimes against humanity. Later, he left KANU and formed a new party TNA which later became a part of a multiparty alliance. He was nominated as the party’s presidential candidate and won the 2013 elections, becoming the fourth President of Kenya, the post he currently serves in