Profile of Daniel T. Arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was born on 2nd September, 1924 in a small village of Kurieng'wo in Sacho Location of Baringo District. He was named after his father Kimoi arap Chebii, a Sot clan herdsman whose ancestors had migrated from the slopes of Mt. Kenya. They settled in the Tugen Hills to avoid intermittent skirmishes with the Maasai in the 19th Century.

He trained as a teacher and entered public life as a member of the Legislative Council, later serving as Vice-President and, from 1978 to 2002, as President of the Republic of Kenya. He is the founder and Chairman of Moi Africa Institute (MAIN).