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Mohammad Ali: Fallen icon’s soft spot for Africa and dalliance in politics

Mohammad Ali meets President Daniel Moi at State House in February 1980. [PHOTOS: COURTESY/ STANDARD]

Mohammad Ali was an iconic hero in the ring but he also played a crucial role, using sports to settle political scores. In Kenya, he touched many hearts and deep inside him, he held the country in high esteem.

It all began on October 6, 1980 when Ali arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for the start of his second leg of shuttle diplomacy through five African countries as a special envoy of US President Jimmy Carter.

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