Identify the challenges that Daniel Arap Moi faced as the president of Kenya.
Answer:
- The attempted coup of 1982 whereby junior officers from the Kenya Air Force attempted to overthrow his government.
- Corruption and mismanagement of public funds e.g. land grabbing, Goldenberg scandal etc.
- He was accused of being quite dictatorial e.g. he introduced detention without trial, torture of his political enemies etc.
- Political assassinations of Dr.Robert Ouko, Archbishop Alexander Kipsang Muge etc.
- Violation of human rights during his region e.g. detention without trial, torture of his political enemies, political assassinations etc.
- Extreme poverty of citizens due to the widespread corruption during his reign.
- Pressure to introduce multi-partism which he did not like since it threatened his political career.
- The World Bank and International Monetary fund (IMF) stopped funding Kenya through loans &
grants.
- Poor and strained relations with the international communities such as Europe, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda etc.
- The political instigated tribal clashes of 1992 and 1997 which were blamed on his government.
- The clamour for a new constitution which Moi did not like was highly politicized by his political opponents.
- Corruption and mismanagement of public funds e.g. land grabbing, Goldenberg scandal etc.
- He was accused of being quite dictatorial e.g. he introduced detention without trial, torture of his political enemies etc.
- Political assassinations of Dr.Robert Ouko, Archbishop Alexander Kipsang Muge etc.
- Violation of human rights during his region e.g. detention without trial, torture of his political enemies, political assassinations etc.
- Extreme poverty of citizens due to the widespread corruption during his reign.
- Pressure to introduce multi-partism which he did not like since it threatened his political career.
- The World Bank and International Monetary fund (IMF) stopped funding Kenya through loans &
grants.
- Poor and strained relations with the international communities such as Europe, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda etc.
- The political instigated tribal clashes of 1992 and 1997 which were blamed on his government.
- The clamour for a new constitution which Moi did not like was highly politicized by his political opponents.
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