In Summary
- The notion of “equitable distribution of wealth and income”, as Mboya himself spelt it out in a speech in Parliament in 1965, never actually materialised.
- Instead, primitive accumulation of wealth started finding its way within the national psyche, even as a majority of citizens languished in poverty.
Tom Mboya would have turned 91 years in 2021. Where would he be right now? Maybe retired far away in the Rusinga Island, enjoying the tranquillity and solitude that comes with old age.
Or once ...