In 1963, the ANC through Ezekiel Mphalele wrote to Mr Tom Mboya, then Minster for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, seeking permission to be allowed to have a βfreedom movementβ in Kenya. Mboya forwarded the letter to Mr Joseph Murumbi, the Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister.
Murumbi replied saying that for diplomatic reasons, the ANC would not be allowed to have its own base as its rival, the PAC, was already vibrant in Tanzania. The PAC had captured the imagination of most Africans as it was entirely black-led while the ANC had a mix of Whites, Indians, Coloureds and Communists. It is perhaps for this reason that Mandela had met Odinga, believed to be sympathetic to Communists, and not the Prime Minister.
Mphalele hoped that this βfreedom movementβ based in Kenya would have Kenyan members organise protests and demonstrations against South Africa, tackle the refugee problem so that it did not become a burden for them and build a general anti-apartheid mood in relation to South Africa. In Murumbiβs reply to Mboya, he mentioned that the cash-strapped Kenya African National Union would not be able to assist financially but he would consult with Mzee [Jomo Kenyatta] to see if anything could be done. Nothing seems to have come of it.
Jomo Kenyatta hakuonyesha efforts yeyote ile katika ukombozi wa Bara la Africa, na nchi pekee Africa kipenzi cha watu weupe kilichoshirikiana kwa karibu wa wazungu kuwakandamiza watu weusi. Tanzania ndo kilikuwa kitovu cha ukombozi wa Bara la Africa, Nchi yingi za Africa kimbilio lao lilikuwa ni Tanzania, mwaka 2011 nilikuwa Nambinia kikazi , kule walinipatia historia kuhusu Tanzania ilivyowasaidia na kuharakisha kuleta uhuru nchini mwao.