Mudavadi: How Moi’s bag of tricks kept us guessing

From left: Former President Moi, Chris Obure and Musalia Mudavadi at a past function. [File, Standard]

In ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi’s memoir, Soaring Above the Storms of Passion, the political wizardry of former President Daniel arap Moi juts out in the open.

A political masterstroke, Mudavadi says Moi kept things spinning until the most opportune time to strike. He was also a political realist who knew when to give in and when to hold out.