kaka2za wrote:dunkang wrote:kaka2za wrote:
Moi 1992 and 1997? What of 1979,1983,1988?
You must be quite young friend.
Direct election of a President was introduced in Kenya in 1992. In the prior elections, the leader of the majority party became the president. From 1969 to 1992, there was only 1 legal political party, KANU, so, the leader of KANU always became the President. Prior to 1969, there were the KADU, KPU, APP, NPP etc etc.
Check your facts.Kenya was a single party state but several candidates could be cleared to contest for any post including the presidency.
Fact is Moi was elected unopposed because nobody else sought nomination.
@Kaka2za, lets agree on some issues;
1. That direct election of the President in Kenya by the people in a ballot started in 1992.
2. That Mzee Jomo Kenyatta became the Prime-Minister of Kenya in 1963 and hence the President in 1964 by virtue of KANU defeating the other parties (KADU, APP, BPU, NPAU, CPU etc in the 18th-26th May 1963) and NOT Mzee Kenyatta contesting against another person(s).
3. That the 1969, 1974, 1979, 1983 and 1988 General Elections did not have Presidential elections as no one presented themselves to contest against the incumbents (Mzee and Moi).
4. That for the 1969, 1974, 1979, 1983 and 1988 general Elections, one was required to be a member of the then only legal party in Kenya, KANU, for him/her to contest in any elective political election.
If you agree on the above, then it is true to say that Daniel Moi only contested in 2 Presidential Elections (1992 and 1997). Both of which he won.
I rest my case.
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