Daniel arap Moi
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Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born 2 September 1924) was the President of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 from 1978 until 2002.

Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...

 word for 'footsteps'. He was following the footsteps of the first Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyattapron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation....

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Moi was born in Kurieng'wo village, Sacho
Sacho
Sacho is a township in Baringo District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is located along Kabarnet - Eldama Ravine road 24 kilometres south of Kabarnet and 6 kilometres north of Tenges....

 division, Baringo District
Baringo District
Baringo District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kabarnet. The district has a population of 264,978 and an area of 8,646 km² ....

, Rift Valley Province, and was raised by his mother Kimoi Chebii following the early death of his father.
 
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