Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya (15August 1930 – 5July 1969) was a Kenyan trade unionist, educator, Pan-Africanist, author, independence activist, and statesman. He was one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya. He led the negotiations for independence at the Lancaster House Conferences and was instrumental in the formation of Kenya's independence party - the Kenya African National Union (KANU) - where he served as its first Secretary-General. He laid the foundation for Kenya's capitalist and mixed economy policies at the height of the Cold War and set up several of the country's key labour institutions.
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15 June 1930 Kilima Mbogo, near Thika, Kenya
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Died |
5 July 1969 (aged 39) Nairobi, Kenya
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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