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Ngina Kenyatta

Ngina Kenyatta, 1st First Lady of Kenya

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Born
June 24, 1933
Age in 2026
93
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1933

About Ngina Kenyatta

Ngìna Kenyatta, popularly known as "Mama Ngìna", is the former First Lady of Kenya. She is the widow of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta (~1889–1978), and mother of the fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta who served from 2013 to 2022. Ngìna Kenyatta (née Mūhoho; born 24 June 1933), popularly known as "Mama Ngìna", is the former First Lady of Kenya. This became her reference as the "mother of the nation", becoming Mama Ngìna Kenyatta, independent Kenya's glamorous First Lady when Kenyatta became president in 1964.

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Ngina Kenyatta timeline

  1. She is the widow of Kenya's first president, Jomo Kenyatta (~1889–1978), and mother of the fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta who served from 2013 to 2022.
  2. Ngìna Kenyatta (née Mūhoho; born 24 June 1933), popularly known as "Mama Ngìna", is the former First Lady of Kenya.
  3. This became her reference as the "mother of the nation", becoming Mama Ngìna Kenyatta, independent Kenya's glamorous First Lady when Kenyatta became president in 1964.

The world when Ngina Kenyatta was born

Ngina Kenyatta was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ngina Kenyatta's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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