President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has described former Kenyan leader Daniel Arap Moi as a “deeply religious” who was supportive of the NRA war that ushered NRM into power.
Moi died Tuesday morning aged 95.
“I learnt with sadness about the death of Mzee Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, the former president of Kenya.
It is no doubt that Kenya, East Africa and the entire continent has lost a great leader. I first met Mzee Moi in 1979 after the defeat of Amin,” said Museveni.
Opposition leaders including Kizza Besigye and Mugisha Muntu who all participated in the NRA struggle alongside Museveni also extended their condolences to the family of Moi.
“Later, when we waged the Liberation Struggle, he was critical and we kept him abreast of our struggle. He actually worked as a mediator in the 1985 Peace Talks,” Museveni said.
Mzee Moi was an active East African. He supported the East African Community and its integration. Him, Mzee Hassan Mwinyi and myself revived what had become the defunct EAC.
“He was a true Pan-Africanist, who worked closely with the masses. He was also a deeply religious person. My condolences and that of Ugandans to His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, the Moi family and all Kenyans on the passing of this icon.”