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Inside Ichaweri: Uhuru Kenyatta's retirement home with chapel and heavy security

Inside Ichaweri: Uhuru Kenyatta's retirement home with chapel and heavy security

Uhuru Kenyatta says he is retired and living simply at Ichaweri, his family’s historic Gatundu South estate, now his quiet base beyond Kenyan politics today.

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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta gave Kenyans a rare glimpse into his post-state house life on Wednesday, November 11, when he attended the memorial mass for his first cousin Beatrice Wambui Muturi at PCEA Nairobi West Church.

Standing before those gathered, he offered a disarmingly simple description of how he now spends his days.

The candid moment, captured on video and widely circulated online, painted the picture of a man who has consciously stepped back from the noise of Kenyan politics since handing over power in 2022.

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Ichaweri, tucked within Gatundu South in Kiambu county, holds deep meaning for the Kenyatta family. It was to this compound that founding president Jomo Kenyatta returned after his release from colonial detention, with colonial authorities eventually rebuilding the original house for him.

The estate expanded over the decades into a sprawling multi-residence compound, and since Uhuru's departure from State House, it has served as his primary base.

In brief

Search option is now available at TUKO! Ichaweri, tucked within Gatundu South in Kiambu county, holds deep meaning for the Kenyatta family. It was to this compound that founding president Jomo Kenyatta returned after his release from colonial detention, with colonial authorities eventually rebuilding the original house for him. The estate expanded over the decades into a sprawling multi-residence compound, and since Uhuru's departure from State House, it has served as his primary base.

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