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Mboya murder cast shadow across the nation

Following are excerpts from Simeon Nyachae’s autobiography Walking Through the Corridors of Service in which he captures the tense moments after the death of Tom Mboya

One of the most significant and tragic events in Kenya’s history was the assassination of Tom Joseph Mboya. I was still the Rift Valley PC when this happened. Mboya’s death took Kenyans by surprise. It shocked many.

Protestors take to the streets when the death of the former minister and trade unionist was announced.

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