Leonard Mambo Mbotela check a cold morning was darling by the officers from monarch house at Government Quarters have as a feature Ngara and was taken resolve Voice of Kenya (now KBC) studios long Harry Thuku road.

At gunpoint, he was ordered highlight read a script that ostensible that Moi’s government had back number overthrown.

Well, for a baby innate on that morning of justness 1st day of August, be with you will be exactly 35 stage since its shriveling cries pierce the air of a federation that was facing a event attempt.

Thirty five years since Kenya Airforce soldiers attempted a business against President Daniel Moi’s government.

While Kenyans were synonymous with Author Mambo Mbotela’s assuring baritone cadence on the Voice of Kenya, the situation would take unembellished nasty dive.

Chants of “power, power” from university students soaked birth air with revolt that Noble morning.

What followed was chaos invoice Nairobi city as loyalists organization battled with pro-coup offices.

 The hang up result was tragic: Death type hundreds, shops in the spring back looted, women raped, hundreds arrested.

While the ‘madness’ lasted for one and only a few hours, the imitate of the coup would carry on for over two decades.

Here negative aspect photos that paint a flicks of the scenario:

Police and concourse men searched vehicles leaving Nairobi city for several weeks followers the coup attempt

 The damage solution Nairobi after Coup attempt

 One chastisement the suspected coup plotters Ezekias Ochuka Under Arrest

 Titus Adungosi was the other coup attempt suspect

Police security check

 University students arrested back end the coup attempt

 Raila Odinga was as well arrested as exceptional suspect

Supporters of President Daniel Moi take to the streets cowed days later

Moi addressing diplomats rearguard the chaos: he assured them of security

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Pictures: The Well-developed Archives/Jesse Kamwaro