Who was Tom Mboya?
Tom Mboya was one of the most prominent personalities in Kenyan history.
He was born Thomas Joseph Mboya on 15th August 1930 and was assassinated
at the tender age of 39 on 5th July 1969. It is widely believed that
his profile and illustrious career as a brilliant and charismatic
leader, which was seen as a challenge to the then political establishment,
led to his assassination.
As a renowned trade unionist, politician and statesman, Tom Mboya
joined active politics in 1957 when he successfully contested and
won a seat in the Legislative Council, and later in 1958 when he
founded the Nairobi People’s Congress Party. He was later
instrumental in forming the Kenya African National Union (KANU)
that formed the government upon independence, and became its first
Secretary General. At the time of his assassination, he held the
Cabinet portfolio of Minister of Economic Planning and Development.
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