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Njonjo’s 14 years in the quiet 'wilderness' after failed coup

Sir Charles Njonjo (right0 almost single-handedly ensured Moi became president and soon after plunged into active politics.  [File, Standard]

The late Charles Njonjo enjoyed all the trappings of power during the reigns of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi up to the early 1980s when his fall began.

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