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Power Games: Vice Presidents who served under Daniel Arap Moi

Power Games: Vice Presidents who served under Daniel Arap Moi
Power Games: Vice Presidents who served under Daniel Arap Moi

As Kenyans mourn the death of retired president Daniel Moi, we remember the man who ruled the country firmly with an iron fist for 24 years.

During his tenure, he appointed four vice presidents to work as his principal deputy.

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Here are the Vice presidents who served under him;

JOSEPHAT KARANJA

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Karanja who died in 1994,ย  was the fifthย Vice-Presidentย of the Republic ofย Kenyaย between 1988 and 1989.

He resigned to avoid an ongoing vote-of-no-confidence in theย Kenyan Parliament.

He was accused by the now late Hon.ย David Mwenjeย Member of Parliament forย Embakasi Constituencyย of wanting to overthrow Presidentย Daniel arap Moi’s government by soliciting help from foreign nations.

Josephat Karanja.
Image:ย COURTESY

His large network of friends was from the west โ€“ mainly the US and Britain โ€“ where he had been aย High Commissionerย and Ambassador.

The speculation was fuelled by his wife being from a foreign country (Uganda).

 

Even when President Moi dithered in naming a new deputy after the 1997 elections, Saitoti was still his favoured choice 14 months down the line.

The same traits of efficiency, patience and loyalty would later make him one of Presidentย Mwai Kibaki’sย trusted Ministers.

MUSALIA MUDAVADI

Mudavadiย served as the seventh Vice President of Kenya in 2002 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 2008- 2012.

In late 2002, Mudavadi was the last and shortest-servingย Vice-President of Kenyaย underย  Moi.

He was accused of displaying the stunning beauty at a time when political wives were never seen nor heard.

Few people (mainly powerful) failed to understand his western ideological thinking.

GEORGE SAITOTI

After theย 1988 General Election,ย Moiย appointed Saitoti as Kenya’s sixth Vice-President.

Saitoti became Kenya’s longest sitting vice-president serving for 13 yearsย between May 1989 and January 1998 and again between April 1999 and August 2002.

At the same time, he served as Minister for Finance. In 1990โ€“1991, Saitoti was the Executive Chairman of theย World Bankย and theย International Monetary Fundย (IMF).

The late Prof. George Saitoti.
Image:ย FILE

The hallmarks of Saitoti tenure as Vice-President were efficiency, sobriety and loyalty as President Moi’s most trusted lieutenant.

Mudavadi was appointed in an unsuccessful attempt to bring the then Western Province votes into the camp ofย KANU, which had been the party of government since independence.

Mudavadi ran for Vice-President asย Uhuru Kenyatta’s running mate in theย 2002 election.

MWAI KIBAKI

Born in 1931, Kibaki is aย Kenyanย politician who was the thirdย President of Kenya, serving from December 2002 until April 2013.

Kibaki was previouslyย Vice-President of Kenyaย for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under Moi.

Former President Mwai Kibaki.
Image:ย FILE

He also held cabinet ministerial positions in the Kenyatta and Moi governments, including time as minister for Finance (1969โ€“1981) under Kenyatta, and Minister for Home Affairs (1982โ€“1988) and Minister for Health (1988โ€“1991) under Moi.

Kibaki served as anย oppositionย Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2002.

He unsuccessfully vied for the presidency in 1992 and 1997. He served as theย Leader of the Official Oppositionย in Parliament from 1998 to 2002.

In the 2002 presidential election, he was elected as Kenya’s third President.

By NANCY AGUTU

 

Source-the-star.co.ke

 

Power Games: Vice Presidents who served under Daniel Arap Moi

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