Biography
Bildad Kaggia
One of the Kapenguria Six. MP and Assistant Minister 1963 to 1964. KPU Vice-President. Died 2005.
Bildad Kaggia was one of the Kapenguria Six jailed with Jomo Kenyatta. After independence Kaggia broke with Kenyatta's government over land for the landless and joined the opposition KPU. Born in 1921 in Murang'a County. Died on 7 March 2005.
- Full name
- Bildad Mwangi Kaggia
- Born
- 1921, Murang'a County
- Died
- 7 March 2005
- Party
- KAU, KANU, then KPU
Education
- Mission schoolsPrimary education
Career
- 1940sServed in the British army during the Second World War
- 1952 to 1961Arrested, convicted at Kapenguria and jailed as one of the Kapenguria Six
- 1963Elected MP for Kandara
- 1964Dismissed as Assistant Minister for Education after demanding free land for the landless
- 1966Vice-President of the Kenya People's Union (KPU)
What Kaggia stood for
A consistent land-reform radical who put the land question above office.
- Land, wealth and taxes: Strong redistribution
- Role of the state in the economy: State-led
- Political style: Anti-establishment
Placed mainly from what Kaggia did, not what Kaggia said. See the full record, with every source.
Common questions
Who was Bildad Kaggia?
Bildad Kaggia was one of the Kapenguria Six jailed with Jomo Kenyatta. After independence Kaggia broke with Kenyatta's government over land for the landless and joined the opposition KPU. One of the Kapenguria Six. MP and Assistant Minister 1963 to 1964. KPU Vice-President. Died 2005.
When was Bildad Kaggia born, and when did they die?
Born in 1921 in Murang'a County. Died on 7 March 2005.
Which party was Bildad Kaggia in?
KAU, KANU, then KPU.
What did Bildad Kaggia stand for?
A consistent land-reform radical who put the land question above office.
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