The Kabarnet National Museums in conjunction with Samosa festival has organized a two-month long exhibition in honour of Makhan Singh, the founder of trade unionism in Kenya.
Speaking during the launch of the exhibition at the Museums grounds in Kabarnet town on Tuesday, Lilian Amwanda, a curator at the institution stated that the celebration is to appreciate the kind of legacy left behind by the leader who played a vital role in the Kenyan freedom struggle.
She noted that the history of the unionist was somehow lost after he was detained by the British colonialists for 11 years but the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) saw it fit to inspire the current and future generations on some of his achievements. "He is a forgotten hero who will be remembered for the word Uhuru Sasa, a Kiswahili expression meaning "Freedom Now" said Amwanda who was joined by her NMK Western Region Keeper Julius Ogega.
She encouraged institutions within the county and beyond to visit the museum during the period in order to gain more knowledge from the revolutionary trade unionists and other freedom fighters.
