What does Kenyatta mean?
This is partially right. Jomo Kenyatta was once the prime minister of Kenya, but was, in fact, the first president of Kenya. The story your teacher said was almost right. “Tata Kenya” means “light of Kenya”. Jomo Kenyatta was seen as the light of Kenya in the capacity he was in. Kenyatta, in fact, means “musician” or “artist”. By the way, my name is Kenyatta also.