Describe five roles played by Thomas Joseph Mboya in the development of trade union movement in Kenya.
Answer:
- He was instrumental in the formation of the trade union movement.
- He served as a leader in trade union organizations both locally and internationally.
- He organized protests/ demonstrations against the arrest and harassment or trade union workers.
- He liaised with international trade union organizations where he gained knowledge of
running trade unions.
-He solicited for funds to finance the activities of trade union movement in Kenya.
-He organized trade union courses/ seminars in various parts of the country to educate the workers/ leaders.
-He agitated for better terms/ conditions for workers.
-He attended courses in industrial relation abroad where he gained knowledge on labour relations.