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Muhoho Kenyatta is a Kenyan national and a member of the Kenyatta family. He is a son of Kenya's first President Jomo Kenyatta. His older brother
Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition le ...
is the former president and 4th President of Kenya. He was educated at St. Mary's School, Nairobi, and graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science from
Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kill ...
in 1985.


Early life and education

He attended St. Mary's School, Nairobi, and later graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from
Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kill ...
in 1985.


Career


Business

He is also the Executive Chairman and CEO of Brookside Dairy Limited which is owned in part by the Kenyatta family and
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. He's also been the
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of
Commercial Bank of Africa Group Commercial Bank of Africa Group (CBA Group) is a financial services provider in East Africa. Its headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Ivory Coast. The CBA Group is a large financial ...
before its merger with
National Industrial Credit Bank NCBA Bank Kenya, whose full name is NCBA Bank Kenya Plc, is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Location The bank's headquarters are located at N ...
. He currently sits on the board of
NCBA Group Plc NCBA Group Plc, is a financial services conglomerate (company), conglomerate in East Africa, East and West Africa. The Group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Ivory Coast. Lo ...
Uganda. His holding in the company is valued at roughly 20 million dollars. He is the one who handles most of the Kenyatta family's businesses. He is one of the few Kenyans with a license to import sugar. After members of parliament accused Muhoho of importing contraband sugar in 2018, Uhuru agreed to bring criminal charges against his brother if there were any clear evidence against him.


Other considerations

He is credited with playing a pivotal role in the acquittal of his brother from the
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, where
Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition le ...
was on trial for crimes against humanity. In October 2021, he was cited in the pandora papers scandal.


References

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