Central Business District in Nairobi in Central, Kenya — Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Tom Mboya Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 20, 2024

1. Tom Mboya Memorial

Inscription.

This monument is dedicated to
Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya
(15th August 1930 – 5 July 1969)
Gallant Kenyan, pioneer trade unionist, educationist, independence activist
Eloquent politician and statesman

“We will never, never sell our freedom for capital or technical aid.”

“We stand for freedom at any cost”
Tom Mboya

The commemorative plaque for this monument was unveiled by His Excellency the President Hon. Wai Kibaki, CGH MP
President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya
On 19th October 2011 in honour of Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya

Erected 2011.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Colonial Era • Labor Unions.

Location. 1° 17.086′ S, 36° 49.523′ E. Memorial is in Nairobi, in Central. It is in the Central Business District. It is at the intersection of Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Walk, on the left when traveling south on Moi Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Tom Mboya Walk, Nairobi, Kenya. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Africa,

specifically in East Africa,

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in Sub-Saharan Africa,

in the Great Rift Valley,

on the Swahili Coast,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: U.S. Embassy Kenya Bombing Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away).

Also see . . . Tom Mboya at Wikipedia. The independence activist was assassinated near the location of his present-day monument. The lone gunman arrested for his murder implied that others were behind the killing. (Submitted on February 25, 2024.)

Tom Mboya Memorial Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 20, 2024

2. Tom Mboya Memorial Reverse

Tom Mboya Memorial additional inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 20, 2024

3. Tom Mboya Memorial additional inscription

This additional inscription and image are repeated on the monument's fourth side.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 20, 2024

4. Tom Mboya Memorial

Mboya was assassinated some few meters away from the monument. The monument previously had a different base made of stone, which was replaced by the current base in 2022.

Tom Mboya Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 20, 2024

5. Tom Mboya Statue

The statue is by sculptor Oshottoe Ondula.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 346 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 25, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.