Read: Kenya's third president Mwai Kibaki dies aged 90For the 50 years that he straddled Kenya’s economy and politics, Kibaki pushed Keynesian principles – like the economist he was – and as president he rebuilt the Kenyan economy from the ashes of destruction left by the Daniel arap Moi regime. Read: Kenyan corporates mourn KibakiUnknown to many, this would also mark the rise of the young Kibaki into academia and politics. He was then asked to abandon teaching to help manage the affairs of the ruling party Kenya African National Union (Kanu). Washika, little was heard about him and, in 1965, Majoge Bassi MP Zephaniah Anyieni asked President Kenyatta to abolish the position. Outgoing president Daniel arap Moi waves next to newly elected Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki in Nairobi on December 30, 2002.

Source: Daily Nation April 24, 2022 12:37 UTC