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How tables turned against soldier after the failed 1982 coup

Former soldiers Moses Amonde Oyugi (center) Dennis Akumu (right) and Hesbon Ombwayo. They were detained after the attempted 1982 coup. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Four years after he was picked to ferry Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s body from Moi Air Base in Eastleigh to State House, Nairobi, Warrant Officer II (Rtd) Moses Amonde was waiting for recognition when the worst happened. 

He was arrested alongside other soldiers, tortured, court martialed and jailed over claims of taking part in the 1982 abortive coup.

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