UNSUNG HEROES OF KENYAN HISTORY
A hero is not necessarily a winner. He or she might not be the beneficiary of his efforts. He could be a looser and a reject but the courage he takes to approach issues that other men are afraid of makes him be called so. Most Kenyans have lived to appreciate and enjoy Kenya’s political developments when it comes to democracy, freedom of speech and human rights protection. But the fact remains that men behind these developments still remain unnoticed. These are great people who ensured Kenya remained Kenya especially during the first three decades of independence. Rtd. C.G.S Gen. Mahmoud Mohammed. He was the Chief of General Staff during the attempted coup of 1st August 1982 against Moi government. By then, Moi was in Kabarak when Senior Private Ochuka became the president for six hours. Mahmoud together with the General Service Unit (GSU) managed to neutralize the rebellious forces. He managed to correct the earlier message in KBC that the government had been overthrown. Again he