How Moi was thrown into high-stakes geopolitics

Retired President Daniel Moi addresses a function. Moi once demanded that Somalia's Siad Barre should declare that his country had no territorial claims on Kenya. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Moi had been invited to Saudi Arabia as part of geopolitics and to get Kenya on the Arab nation’s position regarding peace in the Middle East.
  • The Organisation of African Unity had taken a radical position and supported Arafat’s PLO, which was demanding statehood.