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'''Tom Mboya Street''' (formerly '''Victoria Street'''), is one of the oldest streets in [[Nairobi]]. It is one of the major streets in the Central Business District of Nairobi.
==History==
The initial plan of Nairobi included two wide streets, [[Moi Avenue (Nairobi)|First Station Road]] and Victoria Street.<ref name="auto1"></ref> The road was named after [[Queen Victoria]], then head of state of the [[East Africa Protectorate]]. The street was renamed after [[Tom Mboya]] to honour and commemorate the assassinated politician. A monument in his honour is erected on Moi Avenue (formerly Government Road).<ref name="auto1"></ref>
Landmarks include the [[Kenya National Archives]].
==References==
[[Category:Streets in Nairobi]]
[[Category:History of Nairobi]]
==History==
The initial plan of Nairobi included two wide streets, [[Moi Avenue (Nairobi)|First Station Road]] and Victoria Street.<ref name="auto1"></ref> The road was named after [[Queen Victoria]], then head of state of the [[East Africa Protectorate]]. The street was renamed after [[Tom Mboya]] to honour and commemorate the assassinated politician. A monument in his honour is erected on Moi Avenue (formerly Government Road).<ref name="auto1"></ref>
Landmarks include the [[Kenya National Archives]].
==References==
[[Category:Streets in Nairobi]]
[[Category:History of Nairobi]]
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