Word: kibaki
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Dates: during 1978-1978
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...would not make too much of it. A member of the minority Kalenjin tribal group, arap Moi will be particularly dependent on three powerful figures who belong to the dominant Kikuyu tribe: Minister of Natural Resources Mbiyu Koinange, 71, Attorney General Charles Njonjo, 58, and Finance Minister Mwai Kibaki, 47, whom arap Moi straightaway appointed as his Vice President. That troika, along with Kenyatta, has plotted Kenya's pro-Western, pro-capitalist course for the past several years. Their support guaranteed arap Moi's unopposed selection by a caucus of the country's only party, the Kenya...
...their wealth and urban business connections. Moi, a hard-working but color less politician, is actually a member of the minority Kalenjin tribe. But he is strongly supported by two competent Kikuyu members of the Kenyatta Cabinet, Attorney General Charles Njonjo, 58, and Finance and Economic Planning Minister Mwai Kibaki...
...week's end, Moi appeared to have the edge. As a non-Kikuyu, he could gain the support of many minority tribes; with the help of Njonjo and Kibaki he would attract many of the Kikuyu, particularly if he were to name an able Kikuyu as his Vice President and heir apparent. Since all political factions were committed to the appearance of a constitutional transition, it seemed improbable that the country's nonpolitical army would choose to intervene. "Calling in the military," observed a Western diplomat in Nairobi, "is the very last thing anybody wants...