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Bildad Kaggia was born on 1921 in Kenya, is a Kenyan freedom fighter and politician. Discover Bildad Kaggia's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?
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Bildad Kaggia Height, Weight & Measurements
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Bildad Kaggia Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bildad Kaggia worth at the age of 84 years old? Bildad Kaggia’s income source is mostly from being a successful fighter. He is from Kenya. We have estimated Bildad Kaggia's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Kaggia was born in 1921, at Dagoretti, now part of Nairobi, where his father had moved from his home district of Muranga District.
Two years later his father moved back to Murang’a.
Kaggia schooled at Santamor Estate and later at the Church Missionary Society School at Kahuhia.
Kaggia did very well at the exams and was selected for the famous Alliance High School.
Unfortunately, his father was not able to raise the school fee and Kaggia had to take up a clerical job at the District Commissioners' Office at Murang’a.
When the Second World War broke out, Kaggia was moved to the military recruiting office.
Despite hating war, Kaggia decided to join the army to seize the opportunity to travel to south-west Asia.
When the War Office in London decided to create a unit in Britain to rehabilitate captured African soldiers, Kaggia applied and got the post of company quarter-sergeant, the first African to get this post.
Most of the work in the army was routine and boring.
During the years in the army Kaggia engaged in many correspondence courses (journalism, trade unionism and political science) which later would serve him well during his political career.
His experiences in the army made him aware of the evils from racial discrimination and colonialism.
In his opinion the foreign religions in Kenya were a stepping stone to colonialism and his people had to be liberated from this as well.
Back in Kenya (1946) Kaggia denounced the church in the church.
His objective was to create a purely African movement, divorced from European denominations and entirely independent of the European Church's doctrine.
The new doctrine should include African customs and traditions.
Kaggia had large followings in Central Province.
This alarmed the church and their leaders asked the government for help.
Subsequently, many times Kaggia and his followers were arrested and imprisoned for holding illegal meetings.
Nevertheless, Kaggia's doctrine spread and he had followers from all denominations and his religion was spreading into other provinces, ultimately even reaching Nyanza.
Kaggia was opposed to giving the movement a name, but, the people started calling it Andu a Kaggia (Kaggia's people).
Later this became Dini ya Kaggia (Kaggia's religion).
Kaggia saw that indeed his religion was liberating the minds of people.
They were no longer humble, European-fearing people; now they had the courage to attack the mzungu government.
Consequently, Kaggia decided to leave the religious work to others and shifted his attention from spiritual liberation to political liberation.
When Kenyatta was elected chairman of KAU in 1947 Kaggia joined KAU hoping that it would become more militant.
However, at national level KAU was barely functioning and Kaggia shifted his interest to the trade unions.
He admired the fire and militancy of leaders like Kubai en Makhan Singh.
Kaggia founded the Clerks and Commercial Workers Union and in 1948 he became its chairman.
This union became a member of the general union, the Labour Trade Union of East Africa.
In 1950 Kaggia became president of Labour Trade Union of East Africa.
The trade unions had much support in Nairobi and they took over the KAU branch Nairobi in 1951.
Kaggia was elected its general secretary.
Later the trade unions tried to take over the national leadership of KAU but this failed when the president of KAU, Jomo Kenyatta, changed the election procedure at the last moment.
This almost resulted in a split of KAU, but the 'militants' decided to remain in KAU for the sake of unity.
Kaggia started vernacular newspapers like Inoora ria Gikuyu and later Afrika Mpya to report KAU activities.
Bildad Mwaganu Kaggia (1921 – 7 March 2005) was a Kenyan nationalist, activist, and politician.
Kaggia was a member of the Mau Mau Central Committee.
After independence he became a Member of Parliament.
He established himself as a militant, fiery nationalist who wanted to serve the poor and landless people.