As Kenya joins the rest of the world in celebrating the annual
Labour Day tomorrow, we can’t afford forgetting the contributions of Kenyan
Trade Unionists who fought for the interest of workers in the country. Trade
unions played a great role in the struggle for the Independence of Kenya
and breeding of nationalistic leaders like the late Tom Mboya.
Singh was born in province of Punjab, India in 27 December 1913
and was in the frontline of introducing the force of trade unionism in the
country. In 1927, at the age 13, he moved with his family to Nairobi and he
joined the present-day Jamhuri High School.
