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Margaret Kenyatta
Former First Lady of Kenya (–)
For her husband's halfsister with the same name, see Margaret Kenyatta (mayor).
Margaret Kenyatta | |
|---|---|
Kenyatta in August | |
| In role 9 April &#;– 13 September | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Preceded by | Lucy Kibaki |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Ruto |
| Born | Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo () 8 April (age&#;60) |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta (born 8 April ) is a Kenyan educator who served as First Lady of Kenya from to She is the wife of Uhuru Kenyatta, the immediate former Kenyan president.
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Margaret Wanjiru Gakuo was born on 8 April to a Kenyan father, Njuguna Gakuo, a former director of the Kenya Railways Corporation, and a German mother, Magdalena.[1] She attended Kianda School, St. Andrews School in Molo, Kenya, and received a Bachelor of Education from Kenyatta University.[1]
Social activism
Kenyatta has voiced her opinion on a number of social issues in Kenya[citation needed] which includes mother and child wellness.[2][3] She has a mother-baby hospital unit named after her.[2] Kenyatta has encouraged patients to fight cancer through early screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancer[4] and tackling diabetes by encouraging a healthy lifestyle.
Kenyatta is also a big supporter of numerous educational and charity programs in Kenya, taking part in the opening of WE Charity College in Narok County,[5] and promoting the conservation of historic sites and monuments.[6]
Public opinion of her in Kenya tends to focus positively on the simplicity of her fashion and temperament, and negatively on her perceived timidity.[citation needed] Since the inauguration, Kenyatta has headed up a campaign, dubbed the Beyond Zero Campaign,[7] to reduce child maternal mortality rates.
On 24 October , she was named Kenya Person of the Year.[8] She is Catholic and serves as an alumna of the Catholic girls' school, Kianda School.[9]