The Kenyatta name has dominated Kenya’s political and business landscape for generations, but not every member of the family has embraced the public spotlight.
While founding President Jomo Kenyatta, his son Uhuru Kenyatta, and several other members of the family have held prominent public positions, others have built careers while maintaining relatively private lives.
Here are 8 members of the Kenyatta family who have stayed out of the public eye.
- Peter Magana Kenyatta
Peter Magana Kenyatta is one of the lesser-known children of Kenya’s founding President, Jomo Kenyatta.
He was born in August 1943 in Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom, to Jomo Kenyatta and his second wife, Edna Clarke, making him Uhuru Kenyatta’s half-brother.
Unlike Uhuru and several of his siblings, Magana spent much of his life in Britain.
He worked for the BBC in London, where he was involved in broadcasting and later worked as a producer.
Reports note that he missed several major family occasions, although he has made occasional appearances in the country, including Uhuru Kenyatta’s 2013 inauguration and a commemoration of Jomo Kenyatta.
- Kristina Wambui Pratt
Kristina Wambui Kenyatta-Pratt is one of Jomo Kenyatta and Mama Ngina Kenyatta’s children and Uhuru Kenyatta’s older sister.
She has largely avoided politics, instead building her public career around special education and disability advocacy.
Her professional journey began in Kenya’s Ministry of Education. She joined the ministry in 1975 and later became the founding director of the Department of Special Education. She played a key role in establishing the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE), created to train teachers in special-needs education and support research, assessment, and rehabilitation.
Pratt studied in the United States, earning a bachelor’s degree in special education from Kutztown State College in 1974 and a master’s degree in the same field from Lehigh University in 1976.
Kristina was also appointed UNESCO Ambassador for the Visually Impaired in Africa in 1977, giving her a continental advocacy role.
Kenyatta University recognized her contribution to disability advocacy by awarding her an honorary doctorate in 2022.
She has also served in leadership positions in organizations supporting persons with disabilities, including the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya.
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- Anna Nyokabi Muthama
Anna Nyokabi Muthama Kenyatta is another daughter of Jomo Kenyatta and Mama Ngina Kenyatta and Uhuru’s younger sister.
She has maintained a relatively low public profile but has been active in business, agriculture, property development, and philanthropy.
The African Philanthropy Forum states that Nyokabi has more than 30 years of experience in property development, education, and farming, with experience in both the public and private sectors.
She is also a founding member and director of the Kenyatta Trust, the family-linked organization that supports disadvantaged young people through education, mentorship, and economic empowerment.
Nyokabi has also been associated with the horticulture industry through Manda Orchids, a flower-growing and supply business.
In 2018, Uhuru awarded her the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) national honor.
- Muhoho Kenyatta
Muhoho Kenyatta is Uhuru Kenyatta’s younger brother and one of the most important business figures in the Kenyatta family.
He is the son of Jomo Kenyatta and Mama Ngina Kenyatta and has avoided elective politics.
Muhoho built his career in the private sector and became closely associated with Brookside Africa, the family’s major dairy business.
Muhoho is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Brookside Africa Limited and its subsidiaries and he has more than 35 years of experience leading and developing businesses across East Africa, including in manufacturing, healthcare, insurance and banking.
His education includes a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and Political Science from Williams College in Massachusetts, United States. He also holds a Pan-African Advanced Management Programme certification jointly offered by IESE Business School, University of Navarra and Strathmore University Business School.
Muhoho has served on several industry and corporate boards, including the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Kenya Dairy Board, Kenya Dairy Processors’ Association, Kenya Shippers Council and Kenya Sisal Board.
In December 2025, he returned to the NCBA Group board as a non-executive director. NCBA said he had previously served as deputy chairman of one of its predecessor institutions between 2000 and 2019 and had also served as a director of NCBA Bank Uganda.
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- Jomo Kenyatta Jr
Jomo Kenyatta Junior is the eldest child of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta.
The presidential biography confirms that Uhuru and Margaret have three children: Jomo, Ngina, and Jaba.
Jomo Junior was born on April 8, 1989, and has generally maintained a low public profile despite being the eldest son of a former president and grandson of Kenya’s founding president.
He attended Hilton College and Michaelhouse in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
In 2011, he interned at Johari Cleff Studios, a creative agency owned by Bruce Odhiambo, a longtime associate of his father.
Jomo is married to Fiona Achola, and the couple has two children, a daughter and a son.
- Jaba Kenyatta
Jaba Kenyatta is the youngest child of Uhuru Kenyatta and Margaret Kenyatta.
He is the younger brother of Jomo Kenyatta Junior and Ngina Kenyatta. Of the three siblings, Jaba has attracted the least public attention.
Unlike his father and grandfather, Jaba has not held elected political office and has not developed a major public-facing political career.
- Ngina Kenyatta
Ngina Kenyatta is Uhuru Kenyatta and Margaret Kenyatta’s only daughter and the sister of Jomo Junior and Jaba.
She has largely stayed away from politics but has developed a career in philanthropy and hospitality.
Ngina has served as a director of The Kenyatta Trust, a family-founded organization focused on education, mentorship and economic empowerment for disadvantaged young people. The African Philanthropy Forum has previously identified her as a director of the Trust.
In 2019, she spoke at an African Philanthropy Forum event on youth unemployment and the need to equip young people with relevant skills.
Ngina also has a background in International Relations and Politics, and she holds a bachelor’s degree in the field.
Ngina is associated with The Green Experience, a hospitality establishment located on the Kenyatta family’s tea estate in Lari, Kiambu County.
- Soiya Gecaga
Soiya Gecaga is the daughter of Jane Wambui “Jeni” Gecaga, a daughter of Jomo Kenyatta, making Soiya Uhuru Kenyatta’s niece.
Soiya has built a career around law, philanthropy and education.
She studied at Phillips Academy Andover in the United States and later earned a BA in Modern History from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She also trained in law in the United Kingdom.
Soiya worked as a solicitor in London, including in charity law at Bates Wells & Braithwaite and corporate law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She also worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva and with charitable organizations in Kenya and India.
Her experience in the UK changed direction after the 2007-08 post-election violence in Kenya, after which she returned to Kenya and became more involved in social-impact work.
In 2010, she founded the We the Change Foundation, which focuses on early childhood development and education for children in marginalized communities.
She later founded The Vale School in Muthaiga, a school built around child-centered learning and broader developmental skills.
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