What is "kamau"

Kamau is a name of Kenyan origin that may refer to:

• Gibson Kamau Kuria, lawyer and human rights activist
• Daniel Kamau, Kenyan writer
• Ian Kamau, Canadian hip hop and spoken word artist
• James Maina Kamau, Kenyan politician from Nairobi County
• Jamleck Irungu Kamau, Kenyan politician from Murang'a County
• Johnstone Kamau Ngengi, birth name of Jomo Kenyatta, first Kenya president
• Kamau Brathwaite, poet and writer from Barbados
• Michael Kamau, Kenyan cabinet secretary for Transport and Infrastructure
• W. Kamau Bell, American stand-up comic