Nairobi People

Jomo Kenyatta[pron.] (c. 1894 – 22 August 1978) served as the first Prime Minister (1963–1964) and President (1964–1978) of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation.

Raila Amollo Odinga (born January 7, 1945) is a Kenyan politician, currently serving as the Prime Minister of Kenya in a coalition government. He has served as a Member of Parliament for Langata since 1992, was Minister of Energy from...

Prof. George Kinuthia Saitoti (born 1945) is a mathematician, politician, and former Vice President of Kenya. He currently serves as Minister for Internal Security.

David Harvey Dunford (born September 29, 1988 in Nairobi) is a swimmer from Kenya who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an African champion, Commonwealth Games finalist and the second Kenyan swimmer in history to qualify for the Olympics Games...

Jason Edward Dunford (born November 28, 1986 in Nairobi) is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold at Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached final at Olympics, World Championships...

Josephine Owino (born August 28, 1983, in Kenya) is an Kenyan professional basketball player in the WNBA, formerly playing for the Washington Mystics.

Daniel Owino Misiani (22 February 1940-17 May 2006) was a musician from Kenya. He was known as the "King of History" in Kenya; overseas, he was known as the "the grandfather of benga", of which he was a pioneer.

George Peter Kinyonga (? – December 24, 1992) was an influential musician in Kenya.

George Ramogi (1945 - 1997) was a Kenyan musician, who empowered the traditional luo benga and rumba genre of music. Ramogi was known for his spur of the good life and his notable appearances at bars and clubs in western...

Eric Wainaina (born 28 August 1973) is a Kenyan singer-songwriter. His career was launched with his debut album, Sawa Sawa, in 2001. Wainaina's music is a blend of Kenyan Benga rhythm and East African guitars, with some modern harmony.