St Stephen's Cathedral history of political advocacy and links with labour movement

The synage of St Stephen's Church Along Jogoo Road July 29, 2023. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

In the 1930s, the colonial government permitted the formation of unions for African workers in a restricted way as far as their rights and operations were concerned.

In the 1950s, Tom Mboya became the secretary general of the Kenya Federation of Labour (KFL). At the time, nearly all the politicians were detained and Tom Mboya took on the struggle for political freedom and workers' rights.