Fred Kubai
1915 – 1996 Kenyan trade unionist, nationalist politician
Militant Kenyan trade union leader and one of the Kapenguria Six jailed with Kenyatta.
- Affiliations
- East African Trade Union Congress, Kenya African Union, Kapenguria Six
Fred Kubai was a leading figure in Nairobi's militant trade unionism and the radical wing of the Kenya African Union. He helped organise the 1950 Nairobi general strike and was central to the underground oathing and arms networks in the city. He was arrested and tried at Kapenguria in 1953 as one of the six convicted with Kenyatta. After independence he served as a member of parliament and held office in KANU.
Connections
- associate of Bildad Kaggia — Fellow militant and Kapenguria detainee.
- associate of Bildad Kaggia — Fellow militant unionist and Kapenguria detainee.
- associate of Makhan Singh — Co-led militant Nairobi trade unionism.
In the timeline
- 1949 Makhan Singh and Militant Trade Unionism mentioned
- 1950 Fred Kubai and militant trade unionism in Nairobi central figure
- 1950 The Nairobi general strike of 1950 organiser
- 1950 The Nairobi General Strike mentioned
- 1950 Makhan Singh, pioneer of Kenya's trade unions mentioned
- 1951 Militants capture the KAU Nairobi branch mentioned
- 1951 The Muhimu central committee is formed mentioned
- 1951 Nairobi militants drive the oath campaign mentioned
- 1952 The Kapenguria Trial one of the Kapenguria Six
- 1952 State of Emergency and Operation Jock Scott mentioned