Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta (1891-1978) was a Kenyan politician who is known as founder of modern Kenya. He was an orphan and got education in mission school. He was most active in Kenyan nationalist movement and became member of nationalist extremist Kenya African group. He had to undergo seven years of imprisonment. He was released in 1958. After that he became president of KANU Party, a member of parliament in 1961, prime minister in 1963, and first president of Republic of Kenya in 1964.Wisdom & Quotes
- Unity cannot be taken for granted.
- Many people may think that, now there is Uhuru, now I can see the sun of freedom shining, richness will pour down like manna from heaven. I tell you there will be nothing from Heaven. We must all work hard, with our hands, to save ourselves from poverty, ignorance, and disease.
- Our children may learn about heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves architects of the future.
- God said this is our land, land in which we flourish as a people. ... We want our cattle to get fat on our land so that our children grow up in prosperity; and we do not want the fat removed to feed others.
- When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, thy had the land and we had the Bible.
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