On June 1, 1963, slightly more than 20,000 souls gathered along what was then Coronation Second Avenue to witness a ceremony that ushered in self-rule.
Coronation Street is the present-day Harambee Avenue and the ceremony was held outside Harambee House. It was simple, really.
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