1.Born Margaret Wambui Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1928; only daughter and one of two children of Jomo Kenyatta (1891–1978, nationalist, politician, and first president of Kenya) and his first wife, Nyokabi
2. Attended Ruthimitu Primary School; attended Church of Scotland Mission School, Kikuyu; attended the Alliance High School
3.Never married had no children
4. Margaret was elected a councilor for Dagoretti in the city council of Nairobi in 1963
5. In 1964, she became president of the National Council of Women of Kenya
6. 1969, however, Kenyatta was elected deputy
Mayor of Nairobi,
7. in 1971 was elected mayor, thus becoming the first African woman to become mayor of Kenya's capital city and the second African woman mayor in the country
8. Her tenure in office was marked by many developmental programs, including expansion of the subways, the building of low-cost housing and sewerage, and the expansion of public health facilities
9.In 1952
Margaret was also arrested and detained for a week.
