Margaret Kenyatta (mayor)

Ambassador Margaret Wambui Kenyatta, CBS
27th Mayor of Nairobi
In office
1970–1976
Preceded byIsaac Lugonzo
Succeeded byAndrew Ngumba
Personal details
Born(1928-02-16)16 February 1928
Nairobi, Kenya Colony
Died5 April 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 89)
Nairobi, Kenya
Parents

Margaret Wambui Kenyatta (16 February 1928 – 5 April 2017) was a Kenyan politician. She was the daughter of the first President of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, and his wife Grace Wahu. She served as the mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976 and as Kenya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1976 to 1986.[1] She was thereafter appointed as a Commissioner with the Electoral Commission of Kenya from 1992 to 2002.

  1. ^ Kanake, Anne. "Margaret Wambui Kenyatta- Kenyatta's family first daughter". The Standard. Retrieved 2020-05-24.