▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Thus ▁ 3 ▁K AR , ▁ 5 ▁K AR , ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁K AR ▁became ▁ 3 ▁Ken ya ▁R if les , ▁ 5 ▁Ken ya ▁R if les , ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁Ken ya ▁R if les . ▁ ▁Army ▁mut in ies ▁in ▁Tang any ika ▁and ▁U g anda ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁set ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁un rest ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁within ▁the ▁Ken ya ▁R if les . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁problems ▁that ▁confront ed ▁Ken yan ▁soldiers , ▁Tang any ikan ▁and ▁U g and an ▁soldiers ▁won ▁improved ▁pay ▁and ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁exp atri ate ▁British ▁officers ▁by ▁threaten ing ▁their ▁newly ▁so ver eign ▁polit icians ▁with ▁violence . ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁television , ▁where ▁ 1 1 th ▁Ken ya ▁R if les ▁junior ▁soldiers ▁had ▁been ▁expecting ▁a ▁tele vised ▁speech ▁and ▁hoping ▁for ▁a ▁pay ▁rise ▁announ cement , ▁caused ▁the ▁men ▁to ▁mut iny . ▁Par s ons ▁says ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁speech ▁was ▁only ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁in ▁the ▁Nak uru ▁area ▁where ▁Lan et ▁Bar ra cks , ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion , ▁was ▁located . ▁Ken y atta ' s ▁government ▁held ▁two ▁separate ▁courts - mart ial ▁for ▁ 4