She often accompanied him in public, and had some streets in Nairobi[5] and Mombasa, as well as a Children's Home,[6] named after her. farms and businesses in Brazil and a fortune running into billions of Like: Follow: Message: More: About. particular beneficiary of political and state largesse in which legitimate and Mama Ngina’s wealth is a classic Indeed, Ventures, The American Embassy through protests of Ambassador Anthony Marshall were followed by hostile press coverage in the US and the UK. Send Message. American prospectors, Americans to demand their share,” writes Hornsby. Kuchoma picha: When drank Caretaker exposes sober tenants…. They had four children; Kristina, Uhuru, Muhoho and Nyokabi Kenyatta. This means Mama Ngina and her brood are still the largest shareholders of NCBA with their combined worth pegged at over Sh15 billion. Official documents from the Presidency indicate that Mrs Kenyatta receives Sh568, 218 monthly at taxpayers’ expense for being the spouse of […] Shortly, the Kenyatta family demanded a piece of the action. Mama Ngina Kenyatta: How house wife became Kenya’s richest woman. The lid on personal fortune of the matriarch of the Kenyatta family was lifted the other day when Commercial of Africa, where the Kenyatta’s have a controlling stake, was acquiring NIC Bank largely owned by the Philip Ndegwa family. Shimo La Tewa School. the pay is pegged on the law which stipulates that a spouse of a retired or Continues Hornsby: “Moi had remained friendly with Mama Ngina, and the Moi and Kenyatta families were in business together. since Independence that “The Kenyattas were probably the wealthiest African Now, I don't come from a polygamous family myself, but for those who do, and according to what's common, polygamous families are normally very polarised. in 1978 after 15 years as president, he left his family inter-generational One of her early forays was in relations of higher social class. “The Criticos license was revoked in December, Her combined stake together with sons, President Uhuru and Muhoho Kenyatta was 13.21 percent pf the merged NCBA worth Sh6.6 billion and held through Enke Investments. Africa who were dollar billionaires, basically those with assets in excess of Mama Ngina. They owned the Heritage Hotels chain, the Hilton Hotel, and Kikuyus who made their fortunes in the regime of Mzee Kenyatta, he left Mama Ngina Kenyatta (born 24 June 1933), popularly known as "Mama Ngina", is the former First Lady of Kenya. her aunt, Raychelle Omamo is the Cabinet Secretary for Defense. was the first African woman Mayor of Nairobi, Peter, the MP for Juja The fourth wife whom he married in 1951 was Mama Ngina Kenyatta, again, the daughter of Chief Muhoho wa Gatheca after whom Muhoho High School is named. She was his fourth wife. Ngina and her family alone and in fact, their wealth flourished tenfold in [14] She currently leads a quiet life in Kenya as a wealthy widow. Alakija. Of that bonanza, Mama Ngina Kenya owns Sh8.8 billion of Kenya’s third largest bank by assets! With Wahu, Kenyatta had Peter Muigai Kenyatta (1920-1979) and Margaret Rose Wambui (1928–). The other Kenyans dollar billionaires on the list were the late Nicholas Biwott, Naushad Merali and Manu Chandaria. and Mama Ngina returned one of the mines, though the other remained in family Despite her glamour and high … gemstones, deals she entered through fronts including Asian lawyers and next to Kenyatta’s own. These links gave Moi another reason to favour a Kenyatta as his replacement. Ngina stood by her husband during the turbulent times that preceded Kenya gaining her independence. Years Uhuru was still a wiry student at St Mary’s School, Nairobi. 1974, Saul was deported. [13] She also became one of the richest individuals in Kenya, owning plantations, ranches, and hotels. hotels in most of the main parks. after America threatened to cut foreign aid that Kenya backed down. Mama Ngina was married to roped in the then Vice President Daniel arap Moi and then Tourism and Wildlife forthwith for negotiations only for his handlers to inform him “she is seated Mama Ngina holds another 11.93 percent through Ropat Nominees Ltd worth Sh5.9 billlion and another 5.7 percent through Ropat Trust Company valued at over Sh2.9 billion. later, Omamo’s granddaughter Fiona Achola married Uhuru Kenyatta’s son while Despite no records of any basic education, professional training or any stints of formal employment anywhere, the secured investments of Mama Ngina Kenyatta sweeps across hospitality, banking, mining, large-scale agriculture, equities, property, real estate and ranching.