At 3 am on 1 Aug 1982 soldiers from the Kenya Air Force launched a coup against the govt of Daniel arap Moi
The airmen seized Eastleigh airbase & the Voice of Kenya in Nairobi.They called themselves the National Redemption Council
Clip is from the morning after
Via Kenyan facts
The airmen seized Eastleigh airbase & the Voice of Kenya in Nairobi.They called themselves the National Redemption Council
Clip is from the morning after
Via Kenyan facts
In an announcement--read by VoK's Leonard Mambo--they accused Moi of carrying out 'ruthless repression reminiscent of colonial days ... Moi's bandit gang is gone. People can now breathe'.
There was a great deal of looting in the CBD. Here's the cleanup the morning after.
There was a great deal of looting in the CBD. Here's the cleanup the morning after.
Moi was in Kabarnet at the time of the coup, & much of the army leadership was in Lodwar.
A small group of officers stormed the VoK, & then the army fanned out in Nairobi, searching for Air Force men. At least 3,000 people were arrested; 100 soldiers were killed.
A small group of officers stormed the VoK, & then the army fanned out in Nairobi, searching for Air Force men. At least 3,000 people were arrested; 100 soldiers were killed.
In the wake of the coup 12 of the plotters were sentenced to death. Oginga Odinga was accused of financing the plot; he was placed under house arrest. His son, Raila Odinga was charged with treason and--with several university lecturers--put in prison.
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