Pamela Mboya
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Born
1938
Pamela Odede
1938
Maseno, Kenya
Died26 January 2009 (aged 70–71)
South Africa
AlmamaterMakerere University; Western College for Women
OccupationsPolitical activist, diplomat, educator
Pamela Mboya | |
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 Pamela Mboya on honeymoon with Tom Mboya, 1962 | |
| Born | Pamela Odede 1938 Maseno, Kenya |
| Died | 26 January 2009 (aged 70–71) South Africa |
| Alma mater | Makerere University; Western College for Women |
| Occupations | Political activist, diplomat, educator |
| Known for | Kenya's permanent representative to UN Habitat; political activism; widow of Tom Mboya |
| Spouse | Tom Mboya (m. 1962–1969) |
| Children | 6 (including Maureen Odero and Susan Mboya) |
Pamela Mboya (1938 – 26 January 2009) was a Kenyan political activist and diplomat, the wife of Tom Mboya the Kenyan trade unionist, educationist, Pan Africanist, author, independence activist, Cabinet Minister and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya.
Pamela Odede was born at Maseno, near Lake Victoria. Her father Walter Odede was a politician. She studied art at Makerere University from 1957 to 1959. Pamela was a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlifts in 1959. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio.[1]
