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Bob Marley's songs gave away the game. Chants of power...power and a staccato of gunfire around the city confirmed Kenya's worst nightmare.
A group of junior airforce soldiers had taken over the government. And one of the most recognisable voices of Leonard Mambo Mbotela confirmed this. August 1, 1982, was real and a coup was underway.
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