As the country commemorates 36th anniversary of foiled coup on Wednesday, retired President Daniel Moi would certainly never forget three soldiers who rescued his political career.
Having chosen a dull Sunday for execution of coup, Private Hezekiah Ochuka and his colleague servicemen were sure of major victory.
And even to make matters worse, the servicemen had prevailed upon their colleagues at Nanyuki Airbase to join them thus making the plot deadly.
But in Nairobi, General Mohammoud Mohammed, then a Brigadier, mobilised Kenya Army officers who strategically unleashes on Air Force servicemen who had by then taken over Communication Center in Nairobi.
"After being forced to announce the takeover, I was surprised to see Mohammoud. He looked at me and said everything was under control," recalled veteran journalist Mambo Mbotela.
But to make Mohammed's operation easier, Chief of General Staff Jackson Mulinge was also controlling the operations. He instructed Kenya Army soldiers from Kahawa and Lang'ata to act swiftly to rescue the country from the junta.
At Kabarak home, Lt. General Lazarus Sumbeiywo coordinated evacuation of Moi from his house to thickets in Solai as he monitored operations in Nairobi.
When normalcy resumed, Sumbeiywo was on top of things when he planed for Moi's transportation to the city.
After Mulinge's retirement in 1985, Moi rewarded Mohammed as Chief of General Staff, a seat he held for ten years.
On his part, Sumbeiywo retired as Commander Kenya Army at Lt. General rank.