Kenyan president says ex-president Daniel arap Moi has died

February 04, 2020 11:05

Daniel Arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya's longest-serving president and presided over years of repression and economic turmoil fueled by runaway corruption, has died. He was 95. Moi's death was announced by President Uhuru Kenya in a statement on the state broadcaster on Tuesday. Moi, who ruled Kenya for 24 years, had been in hospital for over a month. Despite being called a dictator by critics, Moi enjoyed strong support from many Kenyans and was seen as a uniting figure when he took power after founding President Jomo Kenyatta died in office in 1978.

Image: Kenya's former president Daniel Arap Moi. Pic: Reuters

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