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For 24 years, Moi confounded friends and foes in equal measure

The then Central PC David Musila introduces Kiambu leaders to President Daniel Arap Moi in august 1980. [File, Standard]

Sometime in the early 1980s an incident in Limuru caught the attention of President Daniel arap Moi.

A farmer had blocked a road leading to a school prompting protests by residents. Apparently the president got wind of this over the radio and inquired about the matter from the provincial administration.

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