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Seven Reasons As To Why Malala Will Not Be Kakamega Governor In 2022

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Contrary to what many believe, Kakamega County Senator Cleophas Malala will have a rough time to ascend to power in 2022 as the governor of the second largest county in kenya, Kakamega.

Daily trends did an in-depth analysis on his 2022 gubernatorial candidature and here the findings:-

  1. Non Luhya- senator Malala ancestral background does not trace him to Luhya land. His roots are in Luo land Siaya County to be specific. Malala, the shackles of doom drama teacher is said to have found himself in western after his father buying land in Butere constituency after being ex communicated in Siaya County which borders butere. Malala does not know how to speak Luhya to date apart from the word “’Mulembe”’ which means greetings.
  2. Unlike his political competitors, Malala does not have a solid voter base region. In Kakamega County there are three voter base regions and for one to ascend to power they must have a stronghold voter base support. These voter base regions are the Wanga region, the Isukha region and the Kabras region. The current governor Wycliffe Oparanya controls the Wanga region while Isukha region is controlled by the former Kakamega senator bony khalwale who is also a candidate in the 2022 gubernatorial elections.  I the Wanga region where Malala resides, there are several candidates who are natives of the region and the strongest among will automatically be endorsed by the wanga elders.
  3. Poor relationship with Oparanya: Powers close to the governor informed daily trends that Oparanya and Malala do not see eye to eye. Let it be remembered that Oparanya is also the deputy party leader for ODM and a close confidant of Raila Odinga. To get party tickets of ODM in western is impossible if one doesn’t have a good rapport with Oparanya. It goes without saying that Malala will not be given the ODM party ticket in 2022.
  4. Poor relationship with ANC and other Luhya leaders- Malala is on record not once not twice for disrespecting the ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi amongst other luhya leaders in western province. Currently ANC is the political party that sponsored malala to senate and with his indiscipline case he is more likely to be denied the party ticket come 2022. Actually ANC will not give him the party ticket as indicated by the ANC national youth league chair Nathaniel Akadima in a presser given to the media late last year.
  5. Fall out with Atwoli-Malala who was initially known as Atwoli’s last born child, having been brought to the county politics by Atwoli has been abandoned by his political godfather and Secretary General Central organization of trade unions Francis Atwoli. This is after Malala embezzled over 3 million shillings given to him by Atwoli to organize the BBI rally in kakamega and he ended hiring low end public address systems that resulted to sound problems at the rally. Something that annoyed Mzee Francis Atwoli and made him keep silent on malala. Sources close to Atwoli indicate that Atwoli is in the process of looking for another favorite candidate that he will name in his list of 2022 preferred candidates as indicated in the Bukhugu BBI rally.
  6. Sexual harassment of his communication team- Margret Nechesa popularly known as “sasha” who is a camera lady at the Malala communications team has on several occasions come out in public on sexual harassment from the senator. She says the senator wants sex every time and anywhere every time they are on official duty. Failure to this she is threatened to be fired.
  7. Financial constraints- Malala being a first timer in senate, he has not accumulated enough wealth to run a gubernatorial campaign of the second most populated county in Kenya. This has been seen in his craftiness behavior whenever he is trusted with money by people. This has been seen by the way he has handled the Malala Cup donor funds and the BBI money amongst others.
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Moi Final Journey: Running Order at Nyayo Stadium

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Thousands of Kenyans have arrived at Nyayo National Stadium to give their last respect to former head of state Mzee Daniel Moi as he takes his final journey.

In the memorial service that is being led by the state, at least seven heads of state are expected to attend.

Mzee Moi’s body first left Lee Funeral home Tuesday morning, headed to Statehouse Nairobi before heading to Nyayo Stadium for a memorial service.

The body of the late Moi had to be taken to Statehouse in respect to his 24 years of service as the commander in chief.

The body is then expected at Nyayo stadium, with the order of the events following each other as below;

  • President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected at 10:30 am at the stadium.
  • State reception of the cortege of President Moi at 10:35 am.
  • State memorial service between 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Casket leaves for Lee Funeral Home at 2:15 pm

Thousands of Kenyans from all walks of had arrived at Nyayo Stadium as early as 5:00 am to be part of the late Retired President’s funeral service.

Majority of netizens had already taken their seats by 8 am, the very time they were expected to have settled.

The state of the art funeral service came a day after a three-day viewing exercise of the late Moi’s body at Parliament buildings had come to an end.

Moi passed on Tuesday 4th February at Nairobi Hospital after a long battle with an undisclosed illness.

His body will be interred tomorrow (Wednesday) at his Kabarak home with at least ten heads of state expected to attend the Kabarak funeral service.

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Savula Handpicks Jail Bird Cyprian Nyakundi To Lead His 2022 Kakamega Gubernatorial Campaigns

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Lugari MP Ayub Savula, the man behind the 2.4 billion contract scandal at the government advertising agencies is using Cyprian nyakundi to defame several Kakamega gubernatorial aspirants in efforts to scare them from the Kakamega governorship race in 2022.

Savula, a former journalist used his power as the MP of Lugari to fraud  the government 2.4 billion in efforts to solicit money for his 2022 campaigns.   

The Kakamega gubernatorial race candidates include Senator Cleophas Malala, former Kakamega senator Bonny Khalwale among others.

Nyakundi who hails from Kisii County is a known blogger who earns a living by defaming and soliciting money from corporate institutions by threatening to publish articles that defame them.

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Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi. PHOTO/COURTESY

 Savula and nyakundi who are close friends have been spotted together at entertainment joints and Daily trends learnt that nyakundi is enjoying his share from the public funds swindlindled by savula from government advertising agency.

In 2018, Savula declared his interest in the Kakamega gubernatorial race and does not welcome competition from any possible competitor.

Currently the main stream media has given savula a complete airtime shutdown and as a defense mechanism he has tuened to the serial jailbird Cyprian nyakundi to help him campaign for his 2022 presidential aspirant.

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Lugari MP Ayub Savula. PHOTO/COURTESY

This are kicks of a dying horse from the incompetent Member of Parliament who is also appointed his two  wives as the managers of Lugari CDF money.

It should be remembered that Cyprian nyakundi was arrested early this year for soliciting 17.5 million from Victoria bank on a story he threated to publish on his site.

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Revealed: Total Number of Kenyans Who Viewed Moi’s Body at Parliament Buildings

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi has revealed the total number of Kenyans who viewed Mzee Daniel Moi’s body at Parliament Buildings.

According to Muturi, 72,500 Kenyans managed to view Mzee Moi’s body on Monday only.

A total of over 213,000 people were able to view the body by the end of public viewing on Monday evening.

The parliament on Monday extended the body viewing by one hour to allow more Kenyans view the body.

The number of members of the public arriving at Parliament to see Moi grew exponentially as the deadline approached.

24,863 people turned up to see the body at Parliament Buildings on Saturday while another 115,637 viewed the body on Sunday.

While public viewing of the body has officially come to a close, an official interdenominational prayer service awaits the former head of state at the Nyayo Stadium on Tuesday.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has gazetted February 11th as a public holiday to mourn the late President Moi.

Sunday, President Kenyatta arrived at Nyayo Stadium to check on the progress of preparing the venue for the last public function before Moi’s burial.

Already, members of the press have camped at Moi’s Kabarak home in Nakuru County where he is set to be interred in an invite-only gravesite affair after a public ceremony at Kabarak University.

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Governor Wangamati Hires 187 Health Workers, Gives Them Tough Directives

by Pauline Waswa
written by Pauline Waswa

Bungoma county healthcare workers have been called upon to work and serve the community with passion and commitment.

Speaking at Mabanga where 187 recruited health care staffers were receiving their appointment letters, Governor Wangamati congratulated them and emphasized on them being committed to work hard and tirelessly towards the success of the service delivery in the health centers of Bungoma county.

“Health is so crucial in service delivery in this county and health services are real you can’t wait so please just do your best. Serve the county, serve the people of Bungoma county, “said governor Wangamati.

He further noted that through his leadership, those who will do well will be given an opportunity to grow in the county government but also cautioned those who will bore no fruits that they will have a problem.

“You have been given an opportunity, you must work and ensure that at the end of the day you are doing well at your work place and our commitment to you is that when you do well you will have an opportunity to rise within the county government and within the ministry of health,” he said.

He assured the residents of Bungoma that more funds will be directed into health which will see some projects finished like building 100-bed capacity hospitals one in Bumula and another one in Naitiri.

He expressed his satisfaction towards the coming up of devolution noting that it’s the best thing that ever happened in Kenya.

“The best thing that happened to Kenya is the 2010 constitution. A shilling spend at a national level compared to a shilling spend in the county government, a shilling in the county government level is more accountable and more transparent because at the county there are so many eyes looking at that shilling where its being spend.

“It is what is revoking us to vote in the building bridges initiative because we want more resources to come down for it will make it easier in increasing resources from national government to county government.

“When am here as a governor I understand the issues of Bungoma county better than a cabinet secretary sitting in Nairobi and so accountability and transparency is better at the county level and that’s why we are emphasizing on voting in BBI,”he noted

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Reason Why Malala Cannot See Eye to Eye With Atwoli

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kakamega senator Cleophas Malala is a lonely man after being put on blackout by the Central Organization Trade union (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli.

Sources close to Atwoli disclose that Malala was tasked the duty of organizing the Bukhungu BBI rally given over Ksh. 3 million by Atwoli to organize the BBI meeting at Bukhungu stadium.

He ended up using less than half a million on the organization of the Rally. This then led to the use of low quality public address system- something that did not go well with Atwoli.

Malala is believed to have been brought to the Kakamega senatorial race by Francis Atwoli who not only endorsed him but funded his campaign.

Malala being given a cold shoulder by Atwoli will prove difficult for him to ascend to the governor position in 2022 after the exit of ODM deputy party leader Wycliffe Oparanya considering that Atwoli is a respected elder of the Luhya community and majority of the residents of the county listen to him.

Malala is not a new face to the media limelight as in November 2019 he was expelled from the ANC party on grounds of indiscipline and disloyalty.

Malala is an expected gubernatorial candidate for the Kakamega governorship in 2022 and the silence from Atwoli is a threat to his political career.

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Raymond, Moi’s Son Finally Reveals Mzee’s Real Age

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Raymond Moi, Mzee Daniel Moi’s son has finally revealed the former head of state’s real age.

Speaking during a service for the second President of Kenya at his Kabarnet Gardens home in Nairobi, Raymond said that Mzee Moi died aged 105 years.

He further trashed what had been reported in the media earlier.

“We read in the magazines and newspapers that Mzee was 95 years old, but Mzee was not 95 and I think many of you have surmised that,” the Rongai MP was quoted by The Standard.

He also spoke about Moi’s friend by the name Eric Barnett, who at 103 years now, stated that he was slightly younger than the country’s second president.

“Mr Barnett today is 103 years old. He and Mzee used to play football when they were young,” he added.

“When we used to play football, we used to plead with Mzee not to break our legs, because he was much older than us,” he quoted Barnett.

Therefore, given that Moi was slightly older than Barnett by approximately two or three years, The Standard reports that the family calculated his real age to be at least 105.

It’s not clear yet whether the family will change the age to officially show that he was born in 1914 instead of the widely recognised and accepted 1924.

After the passing of the former president on Tuesday at the Nairobi Hospital, his long-time press secretary Lee Njiru put Moi’s real age at between 102 and 103 years.

“Although his ID indicated he was born 1924 that was not the correct age…Mzee Moi says he’s older than Jeremiah Nyaga and Charles Njonjo,” Njiru said.

Former Attorney General Njonjo celebrated his 100th birthday two weeks ago while the late Nyaga was reportedly born in 1920.

Moi will be laid to rest at his Kabarak farm in Nakuru on Wednesday after a memorial service on Tuesday at Nyayo Stadium.

Today (Monday) marks his last day of lying in the state at Parliament Buildings, with public body viewing also coming to an end.

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Uhuru Drives Himself to Nyayo Stadium to Inspect Preparations For Moi’s Memorial Service

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday February 9, 2020 drove himself to Nyayo stadium to inspect the ongoing preparations for the late former President Daniel Moi’s funeral service.

Mzee Moi’s funeral service is set for Tuesday February 11, 2020 at the refurbished Nyayo stadium.

The day was declared a public holiday of observation to allow Kenyans mourn the former head of state.

Moi’s body is currently lying in state at Parliament buildings for the second day of public viewing.

The body will in the evening be taken back to Lee Funeral home to wait for tomorrow (Monday) where it will lie in state for its final third day.

Mzee Moi’s body viewing on Sunday was halted briefly for the public at Parliament buildings to allow Kibaki to pay his last respect to the man he once served under as Vice President.

Earlier reports, however, indicated that the media was not allowed to broadcast the arrival of the country’s third president at parliament.

Sunday is the second day when Kenyans are being allowed to view the body which lie-in-state for three days until Monday, Feb 10.

Among other leaders expected to view the body on Sunday is ODM chief Raila Odinga, who was away on official duty in Ethiopia on Saturday when the exercise began.

The procession will on Tuesday morning lead to Nyayo stadium where the funeral service will be held.

From Nyayo, Moi’s body will be flown to Kabarak in Nakuru County where it will be interred.

It was Mzee Moi’s wish to be buried next to his late wife Lenah Moi who died in 2004.

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Kibaki Arrives at Parliament Buildings to View Moi’s Body

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former President Mwai Kibaki has arrived at Parliament buildings to pay his last rest to his predecessor Mzee Daniel Moi.

Kibaki is among hundreds of Kenyans at Parliament buildings viewing the body of the second head of state Mzee Moi.

However, media has been barred from showing Kibaki’s photos or videos while at the Parliament buildings.

No civilian , police or parliamentary orderlies have been allowed in as Mwai Kibaki pays his last respect to the fallen icon.

The body of the late former President arrived at Parliament Buildings from Lee Funeral Home on Sunday morning for the second day of public viewing.

Kibaki bounced back to the limelight on Saturday but only to condole with the family of his predecessor, who died on Tuesday.

In video footage shared on social media, the retired President was recorded signing a condolences book at his Muthaiga home on Saturday.

The development came after Kenyans on social media raised eyebrows on the whereabouts of the former president as key Government officials led by President Uhuru Kenyatta, his Deputy William Ruto trooped Parliament building to view the body of the late Moi.

Other dignitaries yet to view  Moi’s body include the ODM leader Raila Odinga who was sent to represent President Uhuru at AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but is expected to view the body today.

The late Moi’s body is set to be laid in state at Parliament building for three days beginning on Saturday to Monday.

His funeral service is slated for Tuesday at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi.

His remains will be interred at his Kabarak home beside his late wife, Lena Moi.

Kibaki who served as Moi’s Vice President for ten years from 1978 to 1988 had a rocky relationship with his boss leading to his sacking.

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

Kibaki served as an opposition Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2002. He unsuccessfully vied for the presidency in 1992 and 1997.

He served as the Leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament from 1998 to 2002. In the 2002 presidential election, he was elected as President of Kenya.

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Strict Rules That Must be Followed While Viewing Moi’s Body

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

The body of the late former President Daniel Moi is lying in the state at Parliament buildings for public viewing for the second day.

First public viewing was done on Saturday and is expected to end on Monday evening, which is the third day of lying in the state.

On Saturday, 24,683 Kenyans were able to view Moi’s body.

However, there are rules that must be followed while viewing the body.

First, an order has to be observed. Kenyans are supposed to follow the queue so as to give the security forces manning the crowd an easy time.

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When viewing the body, upon strict safety scrutiny from the security team, one is expected to spend at most 10 seconds at the scene.

In addition, children below 10 years are not allowed in the building. Some mothers were forced back by the security officials after showing up with underage kids.

Moreover, members of the public willing to pay their last respects to Kenya’s second president will only be allowed into the parliament buildings from 8AM to 5PM until Monday.

On this day (Sunday), several leaders, including former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who was in Ethiopia on Saturday, are expected to view the remains of the former president.

When public viewing of Moi’s body comes to an end on Monday evening, there will be a funeral service at Nyayo stadium on Tuesday, which was declared a public holiday of observation to allow Kenyans pay their last respects to the former head of state.

Moi’s body will then be interred at his Kabarak home on Wednesday February 12, 2020.

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What Must be Done to Actualize Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want

by Maureen Mwangi
written by Maureen Mwangi

After the colonization of Africa by the white man Africans started struggling to attain  self Independence by the help of freedom fighters .Pan Africanism was everyday dream and vision.

The rule of the white man was accompanied by many problems and difficulties such as slavery,forced labour,high taxation and death of some African leaders .

This  difficulties made Africans to unite for a common goal, decolonization of Africa for over 50 years.
It is the desire of every African that he /she lives in a Continent where peace , security  and harmony are key factors.

This key factors will ensure that Africans interact freely socially ,politically and economically .A continent where   human rights are respected and Justice is observed.

Both men and women should have an equal say ,no gender should be superior to the other.A continent where children ,youth, women  , people living with disabilities and the elderly  are taken good care of.

Corruption and misuse of public funds are  among the major  vices Hindering development in many parts of Africa. In other words, ways should be embraced to eliminate these vices to enhance development .

Good educated leaders  with integrity should be elected  to avoid extravagant and careless leadership.

Transparency in leadership ,good governance and democracy should be enhanced so that citizens can understand why somethings are being done in a particular way.

Good and affordable learning institutions should be established with good learning equipment that are required to make education successful and beneficial to everyone ,good housing system to avoid overpopulation in some areas and good ways of waste disposal.

Education to all africans will reduce the high illiteracy rate  in the continent and ignorance . Education equips people with different skills ,these skills in return help people in serving different sectors of the economy.

These institutions will also help students from different parts of the continent to interact freely without fear and share different ideas that will gear to development  of the education sector.  

An intra-trade should  introduced  where Africans exchange goods to improve the economic status of Africa .A central bank to be introduced  with a common currency to enhance development in every part of Africa.

Waste products to be recycled into  useful non pollutant products to avoid pollution of the environment.

Infrastructure  should be improved to ensure that  all economic and social activities are conducted in each part of Africa successfully.

Network connectivity should also be enhanced in the rural areas to ensure  information reaches all sectors of the continent not only in the urban areas. 

Every employer to ensure that there is good working conditions  for their employees.Good working conditions includes ,  the environment  the employee is working from, if it is suitable for the employee to work From there , reasonable salary or a wage  ,reasonable time with accordance to the amount of work being done  and security to enhanced in that area of work .

Health services is another concern  to be taken seriously.Drugs for HIV and Aids should be available in every hospital   and supplied from time to time to ensure that there is no shortage.

People suffering from HIV virus to be educated on self acceptance to avoid suicide cases. They should also be educated on the consequences of not using the drugs and to be encouraged regularly to be able feel accepted in the community.

In case of any case of a person discriminating a person living with HIV and Aids  they should be punished to avoid stigmatization  and to act as a lesson to those who are also thinking or trying to mistreat HIV patients.

Emerging diseases should be responded to quickly to ensure that we don’t lose a large  population of people.Health services should be made cheap and affordable for every citizen.

Africa should also be a Continent where citizens have freedom of speech   without fear or torture.Every citizen should have a right to contribute to public matters affecting the continent.

A forum  to be established to ensure that there is progress in Africa and to ensure that there is justice. Evaluation of progress in Africa should be conducted at least once per year.

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VIDEO: Two Akorino Pastors Move to Court to Stop Moi’s Burial, Table 3 Demands That Must be Met

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Two pastors on Friday morning moved to Milimani Law Courts seeking to stop the burial of the late former President Daniel Moi.

The pastors, Wilson Maina and Joel Mbugua, had gone to court to stop Moi’s burial, and at the same time apply to have Tuesday’s public holiday cancelled.

After spending hours at Milimani, they said they will file their suit on Monday.

They argue that Moi is not supposed to be laid to rest in his own home.

Being one of the presidents of Kenya, the pastors argue that Moi should be laid to rest on a government land to make it easily accessible by Kenyan Citizens who will wish to know where the second president of Kenya was buried.

According to them, it will be hard for the future generation and any other citizen to access Moi’s Kabarak home in the name of seeing where he was buried.

They say there will be no freedom of accessing his rural home.

They also want to know Moi’s real age.

This is after Lee Njiru, his long serving press secretary and family spokesperson argued that Mzee Moi died aged 102 or 103 years.

Njiru said that Moi had on several occasions told him not to believe the age written on his ID card.

The pastors argue that they need to tell their children the real age of Moi, and at the same time demand to know the reason as to why Mzee Moi lied about his age.

The pastors also want BBI campaigns stopped, arguing that Mzee Moi always advocated for peace, love and unity. According to them, Moi should not be buried until politicians bury their political differences.

Watch the video below courtesy of K24 TV.

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Family in Heated Argument With Senior Government Officials Over Moi’s Burial

by Jacinta Mbithi
written by Jacinta Mbithi

The late former President Daniel Moi’s family on Thursday engaged in a heated argument with senior government officials charged with making the former Head of State’s funeral arrangements.

This is after the officials proposed to have Moi’s remains interred at a site in Uhuru Gardens, off Lang’ata road, Nairobi, that would later be designated the ‘Heroes Corner’.

The family, led by Moi’s son Raymond, who is the Rongai MP, insisted that though the former President did not make it formal, he had expressed his wish to be buried in Kabarak, next to his wife Lena.

The government had first floated the Heroes Corner proposal on Wednesday with the Moi family expressing instant opposition.

Moi will now be laid to rest at his Kabarak home, Nakuru county, according to his wishes, after the family resisted attempts by the government to have him buried in Nairobi.

Retired Africa Inland Church (AIC) Bishop Silas Yego on Thursday led a team of Kalenjin elders to the meeting at Moi’s Kabarnet Gardens home.

According to the elders, when Lena died, Moi had wanted her to be buried in Sacho, Moi’s rural home in Baringo county, but his friends and elders persuaded him against the move.

In the end Moi caved in and showed them a corner in his expansive Kabarak home and quipped: “This is where I will also rest.”

Mzee Moi will be laid to rest on Wednesday February 12, 2020.

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Matiang’i Declares Tuesday a Public Holiday

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Interior Ministry Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has declared Tuesday February 11, a public holiday.

This is to enable Kenyans to participate in celebrating the life of departed former head of state Daniel Arap Moi.

The announcement was made on Thursday noon by head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua.

President Uhuru Kenyatta will lead the nation in public viewing of the body from Saturday February 8, 2020 at Parliament buildings from 10:00 am.

All State Officials whose attendance is required by tradition and State Protocol have been notified; and they are therefore requested to be in the precincts of Parliament by 9:45 a.m. on Saturday.

The body of the late retired present Daniel arap Moi shall lie in state at Parliament buildings for three days from Saturday 8th to Monday 10th February 2020.

This is to allow the nation to reflect on President Moi’s momentous role and achievements, and to accord all Kenyans the opportunity to participate in public viewing and the paying of last respects to the former Head of State and Government.

After lying-in-state for three days, on Tuesday 11th February, 2020 the gun carriage and State Funeral Procession will make its way from Parliament Buildings to the Nyayo Stadium, the venue of the National Memorial Service.

The public viewing at Parliament Buildings will be done on Saturday, Sunday and Monday between 08:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M.

Remains of the late retired President  Moi will be Interred on Wednesday 12th February at his home in Kabarak.

All Kenyans have been encouraged to plant a tree in memory of the late former president.

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Raila Recounts The Day he First Met Mzee Moi in an Emotional Message

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Former Prime Minister and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has recounted the day he first met former President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi.

In his condolence message, Raila says he first met President Moi in 1958 when his father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga invited the first African elected members of the Legislative Council to their home in Bondo.

Raila says he was a teenager and Moi, who represented the Rift Valley, was in the company of Masinde Muliro, Lawrence Oguda, Tom Mboya, Bernard Mate, James Muimi and Ronald Ngala.

They operated under the auspices of African Elected Members Organisation, with Jaramogi as their chairman.

From that initial encounter, Raila says their paths and careers were later to cross in various capacities and roles.

Mzee Moi once sent Raila into exile, but the AU Envoy says they reconciled after the political differences of the 1980s and early 90s and they were able to work together to bring more reforms to the country.

Below is Raila’s full message.

Mama Ida and I mourn the passing of President Daniel arap Moi. We give thanks for his long life of service to this nation.

President Moi has had a chequered career and leaves behind a rich history, from representing the Rift Valley in the Legislative Council to MP for Baringo Central, Vice President and President.

I first met President Moi in 1958 when my father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga invited the first African elected members of the Legislative Council to our home in Bondo. I was a teenager and Moi, who represented the Rift Valley, was in the company of Masinde Muliro, Lawrence Oguda, Tom Mboya, Bernard Mate, James Muimi and Ronald Ngala.

They operated under the auspices of African Elected Members Organisation, with Jaramogi as their chairman.
From that initial encounter, our paths and careers were later to cross in various capacities and roles.
Moi inherited a fairly polarised political landscape when he became President in 1978. He strived to hold the country together as he struggled to unite the people, often with mixed results.

The decision by his administration to make the country a single party state became a major point of disagreement in our politics that caused the clamour for the repeal of Section 2 (a).
To his credit, President Moi gave in to the clamour for change and allowed the country to return to multiparty politics. He was constantly able to ease pressure in the country through incremental reforms.

Moi and I reconciled after the political differences of the 1980s and early 90s and we were able to work together to bring more reforms to the country.
Our cooperation gave way to merger with his party KANU, which put the country firmly on the path to a new constitution by enabling the formation of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC).
In his retirement, again to his credit, President Moi carried and conducted himself with complete dignity befitting an elder statesman.

I am grateful for the time I spent with him. At this moment of mourning, our hearts and prayers are with the family and the entire Moi clan.

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Uhuru Issues Four Orders After Moi’s Death

by Gabriel Omolo
written by Gabriel Omolo

President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued four orders that should be adhered to after the passing on of former President Daniel Arap Moi.

Mzee Moi who led Kenya between 1978 and 2002 died on Monday night at Nairobi Hospital where he had been hospitalized since last year October.

President Kenyatta’s orders come in the honor of the life and times of the late Mzee Moi.

Under the authority vested in him as the president of the Republic of Kenya and the Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, President Kenyatta has ordered and directed the following;

IN HONOUR OF THE LIFE AND TIMES of the Late Great Mzee Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, and on behalf of a grateful Nation forever indebted to our deceased Second President for all his many years of steadfast public service, I, UHURU KENYATTA, under the authority vested in me as the President of The Republic of Kenya and the Commander in Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, do
hereby ORDER and DIRECT: 

I. THAT in the testimony of the respect in which the memory of the Late Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi is held, the nation will observe a period of national mourning from today until the day of his funeral; 

II. THAT the Late Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi shall be accorded a State Funeral, with all appropriate Civilian and Full Military Honours being rendered and observed;

III. THAT as an expression of public sorrow the Flag of the Republic of Kenya shall be flown at half-mast at State House, State Lodges, all Public Buildings and Public Grounds, all Military Bases, Posts, and Stations, on all Naval Vessels of the Republic of Kenya, and however elsewhere throughout the Republic of Kenya; from dawn on 4th February 2020 Until sunset on the day of the burial; and

iV. THAT our national flag shall be flown at half-mast for the same length of time at all High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, Diplomatic Offices and other facilities of the Republic of Kenya abroad.

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