Two years after the assassination of trade unionist and freedom fighter Pio Gama Pinto on February 24, 1965, his widow, Emma Dias Pinto, along with their three daughters-Linda, Malusha, and Tereshka-and her mother-in-law relocated to Ottawa, Canada.
Joseph Murumbi, a close friend of Pinto and then Minister for External Affairs (and later the second Vice-President of Kenya), played a crucial role in facilitating their move.