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Bishops, Lords trashed clamour for one man one vote

Then-Vice President Daniel arap Moi with Jeremiah Nyaga, GG Kariuki, Justus ole Tiipis and Taaitta Toweet during a presser in 1977. [File, Standard]

What would drive two Kenyans, who had never been in a church, to head to the cathedral in London?

At the height of the crafting of Kenya as a nation, two Asians who had travelled to Lancaster to ensure that their views were captured during the writing of the constitution separately walked into a church.

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