Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and opposition leader Raila Odinga's names were largely mentioned in the botched 1982 attempted coup on retired President Daniel Moi.
However, according to American intelligence, Kenyatta was a power hungry individual whose admiration for the top post began as soon as he was sworn in as founding father President Jomo Kenyatta's deputy in 1964.
According to a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) online publication, in pursuit of power and respect, Jaramogi, then also the Home Affairs Minister, was busy and secretly working on a coup.
According to the CIA, Jaramogi who had very close links with the Soviet Union and other communist nations even made secret pacts with the nation and sought their help to train his own secret private army, allegedly to achieve the plan.
A team allegedly picked by Jaramogi received several months of paramilitary training in Bulgaria, and openly spoke of leading a revolution in Kenya upon its return.
The US further claimed that Jaramogi pushed for a stronger regional block to enable him finalize on his plans as Kenyatta concentrated on regional integration.
This insinuation was apparent in one of the documents released on July, 31 1964, which indicated that Jaramogi's plan for a power grab were on course and had packed the civil service with his cronies.
In precaution, Kenyatta asked British troops to stand-by, just in case and at one point had a Soviet arms ship away in fear that the weapons were destined for Jaramogi's clandestine force.
However, in his book 'Not Yet Uhuru', Jaramogi rubbishes the allegations, saying that his relationship with the communist republics was actually as a result of his admiration for their industrial and social development.
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