Nyokabi Kenyatta
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Nyokabi Kenyatta | |
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| Born | Anna Nyokabi Kenyatta Muthama 22 August 1963[1] |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Philanthropist, Pandora Papers |
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Anna Nyokabi Muthama Kenyatta (born 22 August 1963)[2] is a Kenyan businesswoman and philanthropist, and the child of Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta, who led Kenya's struggle for independence against the British and later led the country from 1964 to 1978.[3][4] In 2004, according to Kenya's Business Directory she established Manda Orchids, specializing in the growing and supply of cymbidium orchid cut flowers, located in Kenya's central province on the slopes of Mt Kenya.[5][6] In November 2014, she co-founded and still serving as the director of the Kenyatta Trust, a non-profit organization registered in Kenya whose beneficiaries are students from disadvantaged family backgrounds.[7][8]
Family and education
[edit]Anna Nyokabi Muthama Kenyatta was born in Nairobi, Kenya and attended the Northwestern University.[9][10] She is among the Kenyatta family members named in the Pandora Papers. In the report it is alleged that she, along with her mother, sisters and brother President Uhuru Kenyatta, have for decades shielded wealth from public scrutiny through foundations and companies in tax havens, including Panama, with assets worth more than $30 million, according to records obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and shared with more than 600 reporters and media organizations around the world.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nyokabi Muthama Jamhuri Magazine
- ^ Nyokabi Kenyatta Joins Uhuru's Campaigns August 21, 2018
- ^ Kenyatta: Kenya's First President|publisher=African History
- ^ Jamhuri Magazine: First Lady Team Biographies December 3, 2018
- ^ [1] Mandaorchids.com] February 26, 2019
- ^ Kenya Profiles: Nyokabi Kenyatta April 17, 2019
- ^ The Kenyatta Trust 26 February 2019
- ^ President's Sister Nyokabi Muthama 11 November 2016
- ^ http://jamhurimagazine.com/index.php/mobile/kenya/4679-president-kenyatta-congratulates-first-lady-margaret-after-london-marathon-finish.html [dead link]
- ^ The Big, the smaLL and the hidden: Inside the Kenyatta Family Line 06 November 2016