Jaramogi would have become a key beneficiary of the Change-the-Constitution group, with his vocal supporter, Achieng Oneko, present during all the referendum rallies. Underhand tactics had to be employed to curtail the popularity of Jaramogi who was making inroads in the vote-rich GEMA community. The East African Standard and Daily Nation, then edited by George Githii (a close Njonjo ally) ignored the conference entirely. However, this turned out to be false as no elections were held and Jaramogi's camp was stung by the betrayal. A month after Mzee Jomo's death, Njonjo surprised Parliament by claiming there was a plot to assassinate key government figures.

Source: Daily Nation February 28, 2021 13:30 UTC