Talk:Jomo Kenyatta

Funeral arrangements
''On 22 August 1978, Kenyatta died in the State House, Mombasa. As a result of the UK's longstanding experience in state funerals, the Kenyan government requested British assistance in organising Kenyatta's. McKenzie was employed as a go-between,''

How could McKenzie have performed this three months after his assassination? Timrollpickering 11:54, 16 January 2018 (UTC)


 * A very fair point. The Kenyan government had been planning Kenyatta's funeral for about a decade, and thus they had employed McKenzies's assistance several years prior to his death. I have amended the prose in the article to reflect this. Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:23, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

Grace Wanjiku
@ Hi, it seems that the information concerning one of Kenyatta's wives, Grace Wanjiku, is missing in the body of the article. It's a bit perplexing for the reader because you have four wives in the infobox, but then in the body it's only claimed that he had three. Could you kindly fix this? Thank you. Mimihitam (talk) 15:27, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Well spotted, Mimihitam. We do mention the third marriage in the first paragraph of the "Presidency of the Kenya African Union: 1946–1952" section, but at that juncture we don't actually give her name. I'll check the WP:Reliable Sources and see if they can support the addition of her name. Midnightblueowl (talk) 08:43, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

@ Thanks for your response. Also in the infobox it is mentioned that Grace Wanjiku died in 1950 and this information is not mentioned in the body, so as for now this death year also requires additional verification. Mimihitam (talk) 09:08, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

I found a good academic source with regard to the wives and children btw:. You might want to add it to the text. Mimihitam (talk) 09:33, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

more about him
his first book Stargizin&#39; (talk) 17:03, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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His personality
How he lived a life 197.239.14.47 (talk) 08:17, 16 May 2023 (UTC)


 * i actually need full details please i have holiday work 😥😥😥😥 197.239.14.47 (talk) 08:17, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Working location in Sussex
There is a possible confusion in where Jomo Kenyatta was working in the UK during the World War II. All the indications are that he lived near Storrington, however the article states he was working Linfield, which is some distance from Storrington (19 miles). However, to the north of Storrington was a market garden company called A.G. Linfield and Sons. This would be more in keeping with the rest of the narrative. There are a number of local histories that attest to the fact that Jomo Kenyatta was employed at A.G. Linfield. Nshimbi (talk) 08:19, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Kenyatta’s life span
Well he was born in 1893 in palace that is not well attested, some Nsenda and others attest Ngenda near Nairobi.He died in 1978. Around 1909 to 1914, he attended a Presbyterian Mission School where he was baptized Johnston Kamau Wa Ngenyi. He worked as a water inspector for Nairobi Municipality(1922-1928) 154.72.205.4 (talk) 09:22, 19 March 2024 (UTC)