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Kwaheri Mzee: From Uganda with love and respect...

Ibrahim Mugabe from Uganda at City Hall, Nairobi, yesterday. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Ugandan Ibrahim Mugabi knew President Daniel arap Moi, the same way Kenyans know about former Ugandan leaders – a familiar name, a vague face and stories of obscure origins.

Yet while the thousands of Kenyans queued outside City Hall to catch a glimpse of the former president as he lay in State at Parliament Buildings, Mugabi stood amongst them with a handful of blue and white T-shirts bearing the familiar portrait of Moi.

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