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Kenyatta 'hijacked' Harambee House

Coast Provincial Commissioner Eliud Mahihu walks with Jomo Kenyatta on his arrival in Coast in December 1970. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

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.

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