Profile: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
What you need to know:
Uhuru is the son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's founding father and first president (in office 1964–1978).
His family hails from the Kikuyu, a Bantu ethnic group.
His given name "Uhuru" is from the Swahili term for "freedom", and was given to him in anticipation of Kenya's upcoming independence.
