Thomas Joseph Mboya

]Tom Mboya was one of the most prominent personalities in Kenyan history. Born on 15th August 1930, Thomas Joseph Mboya was assassinated on 5th July 1969 (age of 39). Tom Mboya was one of the most prominent personalities in Kenyan history. He was born Thomas Joseph Mboya on 15th August 1930 and was 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. [Source: http://www.tommboya.org/]

Tom Moya was a prominent Kenyan trade unionist, educationist and Pan Africanist and held political positions. He was the Member of Parliament for Nairobi Central Constituency (today: Kamukunji Constituency).

Tom Mboya became Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and later Minister for Economic Planning and Development. In this role, he wrote the important "Sessional Paper 10" on Harambee and the Principles of African Socialism (adopted by Parliament in 1964), which provided a model of government based on African values. [Source: http://www.tommboya.org/]

Tom Mboya is buried in a mausoleum on Rusinga Island which was built in 1970. A street in Nairobi is named after him and is commemorated by the Tom Mboya Monument.