The following chronology captures the unimaginable depths to which Mr Moi was prepared to plunge the country in order to retain power. June 1: On Madaraka Day, President Moi announces an unprecedented assault on all the rights we had inherited at independence. June 4: Kenyatta University lecturer and Mau Mau researcher Maina wa Kinyatti is detained for possession of “seditious literature”. Maina was also an adviser to Mau Mau fighter and former Cabinet minister Bildad Kaggia, the putative Kasa co-head. One can imagine how much more Mr Moi gave away in return for political and security support for the government.

Source: Daily Nation June 07, 2020 07:52 UTC