Chief Justice Koome 62 fought hard for political rights advocating for detainees under the authoritarian rule of President Daniel arap Moi in the 1980s and 1990s...
Odinga's team is to be led by 82-year-old Pheroze Nowrojee a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London Philip Murgor a lawyer who acted for President Daniel arap Moi and James Orengo the newly elected Siaya senator for Azimio La Umoja coalition (AC Vol 38 No 24 The voting business)...
Gideon Moi son of former President Daniel arap Moi lost his Baringo senate seat to the UDA's William Cheptumo by over 70 000 votes...
But for many supporters of Ruto this election is a chance to end the political and commercial dominance of the Kenyatta family which has prevailed for six decades through the era of founding father Jomo their candidates Daniel arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki up to the present government under Uhuru Kenyatta...
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He was also personal assistant to President Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi's Head of Public Service Philip Mbithi...
Kibaki's first term between 2003 and 2007 heading a multi-ethnic government was widely seen as a marked improvement on the rule of his predecessor the authoritarian Daniel arap Moi...
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Initially he was one of the most trusted advisors to Kenya's second president Daniel arap Moi (AC Vol 39 No 23 Before the storm)...
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They portray Ruto as a menace to the good of Kenya and the Kikuyu – with some warning that a Ruto presidency would herald a return to the authoritarianism and one-party state of fellow Kalenjin Daniel arap Moi and pointing to Ruto's vast and largely unexplained wealth acquired during his political career as evidence of grand corruption...
The rally coincided with the 30th anniversary of the restoration of multi-party politics by President Daniel arap Moi in 1991 at the same venue and there were plenty of echoes of the past...
Secretary-General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions Francis Atwoli in his speech at Kasarani urged Moi – son of Daniel arap Moi – to join Azimio...
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Leader of Orange Democratic Movement and veteran oppositionist Raila Odinga held his Azimio la Umoja rally to launch his presidential candidacy on 10 December at the 60 000-seat Kasarani Sports Centre in Nairobi backed by a phalanx of President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet secretaries and Gideon Moi son of late President Daniel arap Moi...
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GETTING TO KNOW MISTER RUTO Should William Ruto accede to the Kenyan presidency he will be the second president not to have studied or lived in a western country; the first one was Daniel arap Moi (also a Kalenjin like Moi)...
A devout member of the University of Nairobi's Christian Union Ruto was becoming politicised and supportive of President Daniel arap Moi's government whose professed goal was to close the gap between the Kikuyu areas near Nairobi and the poorer homelands such as Kamagut in the Rift Valley...