THE STANDARD By
Winfrey Owino |
April 4th 2021 at 11:57:51 GMT +0300
State House Kenya [Courtesy]
Abraham Kiptanui, the long-serving Comptroller of State House in President Daniel Moi’s tenure, is dead.
Kiptanui passed away at the Nairobi Hospital early Sunday morning. He had been admitted at the hospital for several weeks.
He served in the powerful position at State House until his retirement in 1996.
Kenya is firmly on the road to a referendum on the new constitution after more than 24 County assemblies passed the Constitution amendment bill paving the way for the mini plebiscite, a key agreement of the political truce between President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta was in attendance at Kabarak .
Former deputy prime minister Musalia Mudavadi was also present, along with several dignitaries, including politicians and members of the public.
President Uhuru Kenyatta joins the family, friends, relatives and close acquaintances of the late former President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi at Kabarak in Nakuru County for a remembrance service to mark one year since the 2nd President of the Republic of Kenya passed on. pic.twitter.com/AcMFsBLYwQ
Daniel Moi, Kenya’s longest-serving President, died on February 4, 2020.
Mzee Moi was both President Kenyatta and DP Ruto’s political mentor even though he had apparently fallen out with Ruto at the time of his demise.