Tom Mboya Monument, Statue in the Central Business District, Nairobi, Kenya

The Tom Mboya Monument is a bronze statue along Moi Avenue in central Nairobi, featuring a detailed representation of this important political figure. The statue serves as a visible landmark in the heart of the city.

The monument was designed by sculptor Oshottoe Ondula and cost the Kenyan government KSh 20,000,000. It was unveiled on 19 October 2011, about twenty metres from the spot on Moi Avenue where Mboya was assassinated in 1969. By mid-2019 it had fallen into disrepair; Governor Alfred Mutua pledged to clean and repair it, and the renovation was completed in April 2021.

Tom Mboya was a Kenyan government minister assassinated in 1969; the statue was unveiled on 19 October 2011, about twenty metres from the spot where he was killed. Sculptor Oshottoe Ondula designed it, and the Kenyan government funded it at a cost of KSh 20,000,000. The monument keeps his name attached to Moi Avenue.

The monument sits along Moi Avenue in a central location and is easy to reach while exploring the business district. You can use it as a reference point to navigate the city.

The monument was designed by sculptor Oshottoe Ondula and cost the Kenyan government KSh 20,000,000. By mid-2019 it had fallen into disrepair, and Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua pledged to clean and repair it; the work was finished in April 2021.