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Monday, 18th January 2020 was the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba.
In Dec 1964 Jomo Kenyatta opened the Lumumba Institute on a 20-acre plot off Thika Road. Maurice Lumumba--brother to Patrice--was there for the opening.
Building the Institute cost $140,000. Funds came in large part from the Soviets. It was headed by Bildad Kaggia, independent Kenya's most radical politician, who can be seen in the clip.
It was meant for the training of KANU party cadres. @guardian report here.
There were two Russian teachers on the Lumumba Institute's teaching staff.
Oginga Odinga received equipment from the Soviets for the Institute, Feb. 1965. There were a number of radio sets, and two Russian-made loud-hailing trucks.
In April 1965 govt took over the Institute, ousting Kaggia. Kenyatta feared that the Institute would undermine his rule.
Kenyatta scorned Kaggia's call for socialism: 'Kaggia you are advocating for free things. What have you done for yourself?', Kenyatta asked.
The Lumumba Institute was summarily closed.
Today the Pan-African Christian University sits on its 20-acre plot. But the street on which the University sits is--still--called Lumumba Drive.
Source: Derek Peterson
In Dec 1964 Jomo Kenyatta opened the Lumumba Institute on a 20-acre plot off Thika Road. Maurice Lumumba--brother to Patrice--was there for the opening.
Building the Institute cost $140,000. Funds came in large part from the Soviets. It was headed by Bildad Kaggia, independent Kenya's most radical politician, who can be seen in the clip.
It was meant for the training of KANU party cadres. @guardian report here.
There were two Russian teachers on the Lumumba Institute's teaching staff.
Oginga Odinga received equipment from the Soviets for the Institute, Feb. 1965. There were a number of radio sets, and two Russian-made loud-hailing trucks.
In April 1965 govt took over the Institute, ousting Kaggia. Kenyatta feared that the Institute would undermine his rule.
Kenyatta scorned Kaggia's call for socialism: 'Kaggia you are advocating for free things. What have you done for yourself?', Kenyatta asked.
The Lumumba Institute was summarily closed.
Today the Pan-African Christian University sits on its 20-acre plot. But the street on which the University sits is--still--called Lumumba Drive.
Source: Derek Peterson
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