Gideon Moi
Gideon Moi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kenyan Senate | |
| In office 28 March 2013 – 8 September 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | William Kipkorir Cheptumo |
| Constituency | Baringo County |
| Chairman of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) | |
| Assumed office April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Constituency | Baringo Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1963 |
| Political party | KANU |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Daniel arap Moi (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Salford (BA) |
Gideon Kipsielei Towett Moi (born 22 October 1963) is a Kenyan politician and former senator of Baringo County, from 2013 to 2022. He was elected with a landslide win of over 80%, trouncing his opponent Jackson Kosgei.[1][2] He is also the party leader of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), which for decades was the ruling party in Kenya. He is the youngest son of Kenya's second president, Daniel arap Moi, and Lena Moi. His siblings include; Phillip Moi, Jonathan Moi, John Mark Moi, Raymond Moi (former MP for Rongai), Jennifer Jemutai Kositany, Doris Moi, June Moi.[3]
Early life
[edit]Gideon Moi has seven siblings, namely: Doris Moi, Jennifer Jemutai Kositany, June Moi, Raymond Moi, Jonathan Toroitich, Philip Moi and John Mark Moi.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Family
[edit]Moi is married to Zahra Moi, with whom he has three children: Kimoi, Kigen and Lulu.
Moi has played polo for the Gilgil-based Manyatta club.[5]
Uniquely for Kenyan politicians, Moi has managed to keep his personal life private.[6][7]
In 2020 February, Gideon Moi lost his father, the former President of Kenya, Daniel Arap Moi.[8] In 2004, July, he lost his mother, Lena Moi, who was wife to former President of Kenya Daniel Arap Moi.
Presidential ambitions
[edit]Moi is the leader of KANU political party in Kenya. A favoured son of Kenya's former president, he had been groomed as a presidential candidate by his father. In 2017 general elections, he rallied KANU to support Uhuru Kenyatta for a second term, despite Moi's unease for the candidature which also included his political nemesis, William Samoei Arap Ruto.
Moi had announced his intentions to run in the 2022 Kenyan presidential elections but shelved his ambitions after joining the Azimio One Kenya Alliance led by presidential candidate Raila Odinga and its chairman former president Uhuru Kenyatta. He continued to serve as a senator and Chairman of the Senate ICT Committee in the Senate until 2022.[9] He defended his seat in the 2022 elections but lost to William Cheptumo of UDA.
References
[edit]- ^ "Senator Gideon Moi is President Moi's political heir". Retrieved 2020-08-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Joy and tears among relatives". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2020-08-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Obiero, Gladys Mokeira (2020-02-11). "Daniel arap Moi family: Wife, kids and siblings". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "President Moi and the dynasty". africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ Daily Nation: June 28, 2007: Polo club celebrates centenary[permanent dead link]
- ^ "How Gideon built his image during Moi funeral". People Daily. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "Moi son's fight over wealth erupts – Weekly Citizen". Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "Kenya's former President Moi dies aged 95". BBC News. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ https://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Leaders-demand-Gideon-Moi-succeeds-Uhuru/1064-4749418-qes624z/index.html | Leaders demand Gideon Moi succeeds Uhuru in 2022 - Daily Nation
Speaker: Ekwee Ethuro - Deputy Speaker: Kembi Gitura - Majority Leader: Kindiki Kithure - Minority Leader: James Orengo | |
