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Kenya: Daniel Arap Moi - the Making of a 'Big Man'
The Conversation Africa, 4 February 2020
Daniel arap Moi - Kenya's president from 1978 to 2002 - has died at the grand age of 95. Read more »
Remembering Moi - Kenya's Autocratic President
Daniel arap Moi - Kenya's president from 1978 to 2002 - is widely held responsible for a regime that bore witness to, and benefited from, violence, corruption and discrimination. Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission found that between 1978 and 2002, Moi's government was responsible for numerous gross human rights violations. These included massacres, unlawful detentions and torture, writes Gabrielle Lynch for The Conversation.
Peter Kenneth, left, and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, second left, console former President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi, centre, on the death of his son at his Kabarak home on April 25, 2019 as Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, right, looks on.
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Kenya: Daniel Arap Moi - the Legacy of an Autocratic President
DW, 4 February 2020
The rule of Kenya's second president, Daniel arap Moi, was marked by a deepening of corruption and nepotism. Moi, who came from simple pastoral roots and ruled for decades, died on… Read more »
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Kenya: Moi and Me
DW, 4 February 2020
Kenya's long-term former President Daniel arap Moi has passed away aged 95. A personal reflection by DW's Daniel Pelz. Read more »
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Kenya: Some Memorable Quotes By Former President Daniel Moi
Nation, 4 February 2020
When giving his speeches, former President Daniel arap Moi would always give an off-the-cuff speech after his official written speech. Read more »
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Kenya: 95 or 103? Puzzle of Moi's Real Age
Nation, 4 February 2020
As condolence messages and tributes poured in following the death of former president Daniel Moi, some of his family members and those close to him sought to clarify what has… Read more »
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Kenya: Odinga, Magufuli, Besigye Other Leaders Mourn Moi
Nation, 4 February 2020
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has led regional leaders in mourning former President Daniel arap Moi who passed on this morning at Nairobi Hospital. Read more »
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Kenya: The First Lady Kenya Never Had
Nation, 4 February 2020
In the 1960s and early 1970s, Lena Tungo Moi strode Kenya's political scene with her visibility as the vice-president's wife. Read more »
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Kenya: How Kibaki Men Humiliated Moi On Last State House Day
Nation, 4 February 2020
The date was December 29, 2002 and the venue Nairobi Serena Hotel. Read more »
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Kenya: Jonathan, Lena and the Untold Story of Moi's Troubled Family
Nation, 28 April 2019
In the Daniel arap Moi family, the fortunes of Jonathan Toroitich followed those of his mother Lena: forgotten, cowed and, by middle-class standards, living in penury. Read more »
InFocus
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Moi passed away while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital. He was president of Kenya for 24 years before giving up power in 2002 when Kenyans voted him out in a landslide ... Read more »
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The High Court has ordered Daniel arap Moi to pay a family U.S.$10 million for 53 acres acquired illegally, adding to several suits filed in court, some of which have been ... Read more »
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Framed on office and shop walls, pictured on every banknote and coin, and ever-present on Kenya's daily news bulletins, there are some things you might still not know about Daniel ... Read more »
