[4][5] During college, Kenyatta organized student protests against proposed education budget cuts by then-Governor Tom Corbett.

[12] Kenyatta has been engaged in community affairs and politics since he was eleven years old, serving as the junior block captain with the Philadelphia Streets program.

[19] This made him, Sam Park, and Robert Garcia the first openly gay speakers in a keynote slot at a Democratic National Convention.

[21] In April 2023, Biden appointed Kenyatta as chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans.

[22] In December 2017, Kenyatta announced his campaign for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives[23] to replace the long-serving incumbent Curtis Thomas.

[29] He lost the Democratic nomination to Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, winning only 10.9% of the vote and also losing his home county.

"[33] His victory made Kenyatta the first openly gay man nominated by any major party for any statewide office in Pennsylvania.

[34] Among his priorities, Kenyatta has stated that as auditor general he would create a bureau of worker safety and restart school audits that were transferred to the Department of Education by DeFoor.

[37] He has multiple award-winning documentaries focused around him such as "Going Forward" in 2018 and "Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn" in 2023 both directed by Timothy Harris.