Intrigues, power games that shooed Moi into the top seat
Retired President Daniel Moi officiates the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a modern church, at Africa Inland Church in Nandi County on March 6, 2016. Jomo Kenyatta respected him for his honesty and loyalty. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Jomo's silence over his successor was highly criticised by many, for it had caused anxiety of a possible crisis in case of his death.
To many educated Kenyans, and forward-looking politicians, Mboya was the ablest politician to take over from Kenyatta.