Tom Mboya's Younger Brother Pascal Odira Dies in the US
Pascal Odira Ndiege, the younger brother to the late Kenyan politician Tom Mboya has died in the United States aged 69.
Odira passed away in Sacramento, California where he was living with his family, according to reports.
In 1974, courtesy of his late brother Mboya’s friends, the deceased joined Northwestern College in Iowa, where he majored in Business Administration. He has lived in the US since then.
Odira was only 16 years old when his brother Mboya, who was the Minister for Economic Development and Planning, was assassinated in 1969 aged 39.
Mboya was gunned down on July 5th, 1969 on Government Road (now Moi Avenue) in Nairobi CBD after visiting Chaani's Pharmacy.
Nahashon Isaac Njenga Njoroge was convicted for the murder and later hanged.
A statue of Mboya was installed on Moi Avenue, where he was killed, and the nearby Victoria Street was renamed Tom Mboya Street in his honor.
Mboya, who left a wife and five children, is buried in a mausoleum on Rusinga Island, which was built in 1970.
Comments (5)
Always sad to learn that the likes of TJ died, only for us to inherit the humongous corrupt system that our government just watches grow by leaps and bounds, unscathed. Sad, sad.
This article was supposed to be about Pascal, not Tom Mboya. Mwakilishi, get a grip on how to eulogize someone.
Sad to hear of a fellow Kenyan's death but he lived in the US for 48 years? He must have been very happy here or very unhappy with Kenya because with a name like Mboya, he could have entered into politics and probably won.
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Sad to hear of the loss. I wish the deceased had taken over on the brilliancy and flamboyant of Tom Mboya so that the later generation will have the feeling of who real was Mboya. Thank you Wanjohi for the quick summary of Tom Mboya and his relationship with the deceased.