Tom Mboya Monument Explained

The Tom Mboya Monument is along Moi Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya. It was erected in 2011 in honour of Tom Mboya, a Kenyan government minister who was assassinated in 1969. The monument stands about twenty metres from where Mboya was murdered.[1]

History

The monument was designed by sculptor Oshottoe Ondula, costing the Kenyan government KSh 20,000,000/=. The statue was unveiled on 19 October 2011. However, by mid-2019, it, along with another (that of Dedan Kimathi), had fallen into disrepair, and Governor of Machakos Alfred Mutua pledged to clean and repair them.[2] The renovation was completed in April 2021.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PLC . Standard Group . The Standard . 2022-03-21 . The Standard . en.
  2. Web site: Mutua pledges to repair neglected Tom Mboya and Dedan Kimathi statues . 2022-03-21 . The Star . en-KE.
  3. News: Mutinda . Tracy . 15 April 2021 . Tom Mboya statue refurbished . . 21 March 2022.