NAIROBI — Kenya's deputy president pledged to unite the country in honor of Daniel Arap Moi, its longest-ruling president, who was buried at his sprawling estate in the Rift Valley on Wednesday. Moi, who died last week at 95, won praise for keeping Kenya mostly stable during his 24-year rule but criticism for a legacy of corruption that still haunts the East African nation to date. His coffin was flown by military helicopter early in the morning to the estate, some 185 km northwest of Nairobi, before it was transferred by a gun carriage into a large tent for a religious service and speeches by politicians. Deputy President William Ruto told the mourners that Moi had worked to ensure that the vast Rift Valley region was home to all of Kenya's 45 ethnic communities, which have periodically been riven by bitter divisions over land and politics.

Source: International New York Times February 12, 2020 14:48 UTC