Despite attempts at suppression from the colonial government, the NPCP managed to mobilise Africans in Nairobi to further the nationalist cause and fight for independence from Britain.
[2] Kwame Nkurumah's Convention People's Party impressed and inspired Tom Mboya.
This visit inspired him to increase the pace of political activity aimed at agitating for Kenya's independence.
Despite the suppression, the political mood in Kenya was vibrant as African independence movements were gaining momentum.
[4][5] The NPCP also made inroads into other district political parties in the country, bringing their brand of organisation and vision.
Despite this persecution, the efforts of the NPCP youth and women's wings, ensured that the party continued to grow in popularity.
For instance, when the government charged the newly elected African Members of the Legislative Council in 1958, with defamation and conspiracy because they rejected the specially elected members of the council, who they perceived as traitors, a very effective two day African boycott of buses, beer and tobacco was organised.