My, Daniel arap

Born in the village of Kurieng'vo in the vicinity of the city of Sacho (Baringo District, Rift Valley Province ), was raised by his mother because of his father’s early death. He graduated from high school and teacher training college, in 1946 - 1955 he worked as a teacher, in 1955 - 1957 school director.

Since 1955 in politics: he was elected a member of the Legislative Council of the Rift Valley province. In 1960 he was one of the founders of the African Democratic Union of Africans of Kenya (KADU). KADU insisted on a federal constitution of a federal state, while the African National Union of Africans of Kenya (CANU), led by Jomo Kenyata, was in favor of a centralized state. The advantage remained for the more numerous KANU and the colonial authorities were forced to remove from the constitution of Kenya all the provisions of a federal character.

In 1957 he was reelected as a member of the Legislative Council of Rift Valley.
He was Minister of Education of Kenya in 1960-1961 and Minister of Local Government in 1962-1964 . Since 1963 member of parliament.

After gaining independence on December 12, 1963, the head of the country, Jomo Kenyatá, insisted on the self-dissolution of KADU and the entry of its members into CANA. D. arap Moi was first appointed Minister of the Interior ( 1964 ), and then, in 1967 , Vice-President of the country.

After the death of Kenyates on August 22, 1978, he automatically became president. He was popular in the country because of his openness and contact. Conducted an active anti-communist policy ^[1] .

On August 1, 1982, Moi survived an attempted coup d'état organized by former Vice President Oggay Odinga , his son (Prime Minister since 2008) Raila Odinga and junior air force officers led by Hezekia Ochuka. He took the opportunity to dismiss political opponents from the posts and strengthen his power. Sharply reduced the influence of supporters of Jomo Kenyat, starting a lengthy judicial investigation, which announced their participation in the preparation of the conspiracy. The main conspirators were sentenced to death, My supporters received key posts in the state. The constitution was changed and a one-party state was established de jure with the harsh suppression of any opposition (numerous facts of torture of prisoners were later confirmed ^[2] ).

In the early 1990s, after the collapse of the socialist system, the Moi regime ceased to be regarded as the main ally of the Western bloc against the socialist-minded governments of Ethiopia and Tanzania, subsidizing the country's economy dropped sharply, causing a crisis and stagnation.

From the end of 1991, he began a process of moderate democratization, allowing the creation of other parties. Using the ethnic disunity and fragmentation of the opposition in the country, he managed in a bitter struggle to win the elections of 1992 (elections in the first round, received only 37% of the votes) and 1997 (40.6%).

Under his rule in Kenya, corruption ( en: Corruption in Kenya ), in which Moi’s sons and his close associates were involved, became widespread, national debt increased significantly.

In the elections of 2002, Moy tried to transfer power to Uhuru Kenyatt’s son Jomo Kenyata, but he lost.

He was married in 1950-1974 (wife, nee Helena Bommet, died in 2004), has 5 sons and 3 daughters (one, June, adopted).