What new book on Mboya says about the Kenya that he wanted

Tom Mboya shares a hearty moment with students at Mangu High School in November 1963. [File, Standard]

An important book by an important author is in the bookshops. It is a biography of Tom Mboya by B.A. Ogot.

Prof Ogot was a close friend of Tom Mboya and a key part of his personal political team. Most importantly, he shared an equal vision for Kenya.

Mboya was born in 1930 in Ukambani, where his father was a plantation worker. This gave him a Kenyan outlook and a major political advantage. Mboya could speak several languages - Dholuo, Gikuyu, Kikamba, Kiswahili and English.