been seriously compromised were it not for the courage and steadfastness of Tom Mboya." A statue of Mboya was installed on Moi Avenue, where he was killed, and the nearby busy Victoria Street was renamed Tom Mboya Street in his honour. Mboya left a wife and five children. He is buried in a mausoleum on Rusinga Island, which was built in 1970. Mboya's role in Kenya's politics and transformation is the subject of increasing interest, especially with the prominence of American politician Barack Obama. Obama's father, Barack Obama Sr., was a US-educated Kenyan who benefited from Mboya's scholarship program in the 1960s, going on to get married during his stay there, siring the future Illinois Senator and President. Obama Sr. had seen Mboya shortly before the assassination and testified at the ensuing trial. Obama Sr. believed he was later targeted in a hit-and-run incident as a result of this testimony. Personal life Tom Mboya married Pamela Odede on Saturday, 20 January 1962 at St. Peter Claver’s Catholic Church on Racecourse Road, in Nairobi. Pamela, a graduate of the University of Makerere, was the daughter of politician Walter Odede. They had five children. Their daughters are Maureen Odero, a high court judge in Mombasa and Susan Mboya, a Coca-Cola executive, who continues the education airlift program initiated by Tom Mboya, and is married to former Nairobi governor Evans Kidero. Their sons included Lucas Mboya, and twin brothers Peter (died in a 2004 motorcycle accident) and Patrick (died aged four). After Tom's death, Pamela had one child, Tom Mboya Jr, with Alphonse Okuku, the brother of Tom Mboya. Pamela died of an illness in January 2009 while seeking treatment in South Africa. References External links Biographical Entry at BlackPast.org Lumumba information – that could have parted him with Odinga. Includes Background Memorandum prepared by Senator Kennedy's Office, August 1960. 1930 births 1969 deaths Kenyan Luo people Assassinated Kenyan politicians Deaths by firearm in Kenya Kenyan trade unionists Academics of Ruskin College People murdered in Kenya Government ministers of Kenya Kenya African National Union politicians Alumni of Mang'u High School Alumni of St. Mary's School Yala Kenyan murder victims Kenyan city councillors People from Central Province (Kenya) Members of the Legislative Council of Kenya Kenyan Luo politicians