Pio Gama Pinto (left) with Joseph Murumbi (right). (Courtesy) Two years after the assassination of trade unionist and freedom fighter Pio Gama Pinto on February 24, 1965, his widow, Emma Dias Pinto, along with their three daughters—Linda, Malusha, and Tereshka—and her mother-in-law relocated to Ottawa, Canada. Joseph Murumbi, a close friend of Pinto and then Minister for External Affairs (and later the second Vice-President of Kenya), played a crucial role in facilitating their move. Murumbi and other local friends of the fallen politician worked tirelessly to network with international contacts, ensuring the Pinto family would be able to leave Kenya…
Author: James Mwangi
Pio Gama Pinto (left) with Joseph Murumbi (right). (Courtesy) Two years after the assassination of trade unionist and freedom fighter Pio Gama Pinto on February 24, 1965, his widow, Emma Dias Pinto, along with their three daughters—Linda, Malusha, and Tereshka—and her mother-in-law relocated to Ottawa, Canada. Joseph Murumbi, a close friend of Pinto and then Minister for External Affairs (and later the second Vice-President of Kenya), played a crucial role in facilitating their move. Murumbi and other local friends of the fallen politician worked tirelessly to network with international contacts, ensuring the Pinto family would be able to leave Kenya…