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Woman who ensured former president Moi was well fed while in Kisumu

Agnes Gor, who used to work at Kisumu State Lodge as a housekeeper during the late President Daniel Moi's era, speaks to The Standard at her home in Nyahera Kisumu County. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

When President Daniel arap Moi visited Kisumu shortly after ascending to power in late 1978, he was shocked to notice that there was no female worker at the Kisumu State Lodge.

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