George Anyona

Who was George Anyona?

George Moseti Anyona was a politician from Kenya.

When he was released from prison in 1992, most people concluded he would join Ford-Kenya, then under his good friend and mentor, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga. But Anyona opted to go solo and formed his own political party, the Kenya Social Congress, which he later used to vie for the presidency of Kenya. Though he easily won a seat in Parliament as had been anticipated, his Kitutu Masaba constituents squarely rejected his bid for the presidency, opting for other candidates instead. Anyona's name however remains dominant among Kenya's political personalities because he is perceived by a large section of Kenyans as a brave man, who was strong enough to challenge the Kenya African National Union government at a time when it was almost suicidal to do so.