Farah, a squadron commander and UK-trained flying instructor, had just been nominated to be the deputy commander for a parade at the Nyeri ASK show. President Moi addressed the public and then left the dais. “President Moi was to get into his vehicle but the convoy never left. The Head of State then made a lengthy speech largely about national unity and extolling the government’s achievements. It would later emerge that the presidential guards had brought back the president as a security precaution as an incident was being sorted out.
