Margaret Kenyatta Biography – Parents & Children & Family
Margaret is just a simple but powerful personality whose skills and charisma are tagged the secret ingredients for Uhuru’s successful campaigns. The most striking characteristics of Margaret is her down to earth and simple personality.
Uhuru and Margaret Kenyatta were high school friends who later became a couple in 1989. In a live chat on his official Facebook page, Uhuru revealed while answering questions from Kenyans, that he first met Margaret through her older brother Maina Gakuo.
They later started off a relationship and finally got married in 1991, at Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi. From 2013 to date, they have been Kenya’s first family.
Together they have three children- Jomo Uhuru Kenyatta, Jaba Uhuru Kenyatta, and Ngina Uhuru Kenyatta. The Kenyattas are considered one of Africa’s power couples. They became grandparents a day before Uhuru’s inauguration.
