The Daniel T. arap Moi presidency in Kenya of 1978 to 2002 vs. the Mwai Kibaki presidency in Kenya of 2002 to 2013

The Daniel T. arap Moi presidency in Kenya of 1978 to 2002 vs. the Mwai Kibaki presidency in Kenya of 2002 to 2013:

Mwai Kibaki, Kenya's President from 2002 to 2013,  is overrated, a disappointment if ever there was one. To start with Mwai Kibaki's predecessor, Daniel T. arap Moi, left record foreign exchange reserves of US $ One Billion at the Central Bank of Kenya when Daniel T. arap Moi left office as Kenyan President on 30th December 2002, so Daniel T. arap Moi did not leave behind a Kenya on the verge of collapse, as continues to be touted. What is Mwai Kibaki's legacy?

For one, Mwai Kibaki lost a crucial Constitutional Referendum in 2005 less than three years into his shambolic 10 year presidency, meaning that the people of Kenya already sensed Kenya was not moving in the right direction, less than three years after Mzee Kibaki assumed power as Kenya's third President on 30th December 2002.

The 2007 Kenyan General Elections were even worse. Mwai Kibaki's Party of National Unity (PNU), Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and Kalonzo Musyoka's Orange Democratic Movement - Kenya (ODM-Kenya) all stole at the 2007 Kenyan General Elections, but President Mwai Kibaki had the advantage of incumbency which he did not even utilise, like President Daniel T. arap Moi did at the 1992 Kenyan General Elections.

On election day Kenya 2007 i.e. 27th December 2007, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) actually staged a "Civilian Coup" in many of their strongholds in six out of eight of Kenya's provinces, forcing Kenyan security officers to flee for their lives as ODM stuffed ballot boxes with numerous extra votes.

There was actually a coup in Kenya on 27th December 2007, staged by ODM, though it was a coup as brief as the one of 1st August 1982. ODM reigned supreme in their strongholds in six out of eight of Kenya's provinces for about 15 hours on 27th December 2007, ODM was the "Government" in many parts of Kenya for about 15 hours on 27th December 2007.

Where was Mwai Kibaki and his Government on 27th December 2007? Like Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first President, Mwai Kibaki did not effectively run and handle Government structures and Government apparatus.

One person who really distinguished himself in effectively running and handling Government structures and Government apparatus, was Daniel T. arap Moi, the legendary Daniel T. arap Moi, Kenya's second President.

In 2012, Wikileaks published a cable sent from Kenya to Washington DC, USA in 2010 by then US ambassador to Kenya Michael Rannerberger, in which Amb. Rannerberger described the Kenya Cabinet as "the most corrupt in Africa." It used to be the Nigerians, now it's we Kenyans. Who was the President of Kenya in 2010 when Amb. Michael Rannerberger sent his above damaging cable? Mwai Kibaki.

There is then the furious public outburst of 2004 by then British High Commissioner to Kenya Sir Edward Clay in which Sir Clay described the Kenya Government and Kenyan regime then as gluttonous and insatiable, a regime that consumed excessively and then proceeded to "vomit on peoples shoes." Who was the President of Kenya in 2004? Mwai Kibaki.

Who was the President of Kenya when then Permanent Secretary for Ethics and Governance John Githongo secretly recorded then Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Kiraitu Murungi asking John Githongo to "go easy" on investigating Kenya Government corruption? Mwai Kibaki.

Why did John Githongo flee into exile to Britain soon after this if Mwai Kibaki and his Government were serious and committed to "Zero tolerance on corruption" and "Corruption free zones?"

Who was President of Kenya when the massive Anglo-Leasing scandal was unearthed by Hon. Maoka Maore in 2004 in the Kenya Parliament? And yes indeed, the Anglo-Leasing scandal overlapped two regimes i.e. the regimes of Daniel T. arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki, but it was more a disgrace on the part and standing of Mwai Kibaki, because Mzee Kibaki has always packaged himself as a "Messiah."

The Anglo-Leasing scandal even led to the suspension of David Mwiraria as Kenya's Finance Minister, and David Mwiraria was one of Mwai Kibaki's right hand men, one of Mwai Kibaki's Cabinet appointees, a key figure for many years in Mwai Kibaki's Democratic Party (DP).

Who was President of Kenya at the time of the CharterHouse Bank Scandal? Mwai Kibaki.

Who was President of Kenya when DECI Capital and many other pyramid schemes sank with billions of shillings in savings of Kenyans? Mwai Kibaki. Many Kenyans have never recovered from the pyramid scheme collapses of the 2000s and never will, a sad tragedy. Why did Mwai Kibaki and his regime, including the Central Bank of Kenya, allow pyramid schemes and ponzi schemes to reign, flourish and thrive in Kenya in the 2000s?

In 2009 Hon. Ababu Namwamba tabled documents in the Kenya Parliament implicating then Kenyan 1st Lady Lucy Kibaki and her children in the sugar scandal, via Gingalili (1968) Limited, where Lucy Kibaki was listed as a key shareholder. Hon. Ababu Namwamba withdrew the documents he tabled 24 hours later, but a "secret" was already out.

Kenya's Thika Superhighway is hailed as a Mwai Kibaki milestone, but who built Kenya's Thika Superhighway? The Chinese.

Compare and contrast this with Kenya's Langata Road being converted to a dual carriageway in 1998 during the Daniel T. arap Moi presidency in Kenya, during the 10 year period of 1990 to 2000 when bilateral and multilateral foreign funding stood suspended to Kenya.

Who converted Kenya's Langata Road into a dual carriageway? Kenya's Ministry of Works (MOW), giving renewed meaning to phrases such "Made in Kenya" and "Buy Kenyan products and services, build Kenya," indeed "Make Kenya Great Again (MKGA)" a sign that Daniel T. arap Moi was ahead of his time and the likes of immediate former US President Donald Trump and his catchphrase and ideology "Make America Great Again (MAGA)."

Daniel T. arap Moi was a leader, Mwai Kibaki is overrated.